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Dire Straits bassist John Illsley covers a lot of ground in his just-published memoir "My Life in Dire Straits." But you won't read a thing about the group's botched 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of ...
Bass player John Illsley will perform at the venue on November 13 as part of his 21-date UK tour. In The Life and Times of ...
Illsley takes an extensive look back at the group's history in his new memoir, My Life in Dire Straits: The Inside Story of One of the Biggest Bands in Rock History, which arrives Nov. 9.
Things To Do Entertainment Dire Straits’ co-founder publishes memoir, 5 Things to Know John Illsley has written a memoir, “My Life in Dire Straits.” (Photo by Judy Totton) ...
John Illsley Compared This Dire Straits Hit To Picasso Dire Straits achieved their greatest commercial success with the release of their fifth studio album, Brothers in Arms, in June 1985.
Illsley will be joined by his long-time friend and former Dire Straits co-manager, Paul Cummins, for a Q&A session.
DIRE Straits' founding member John Illsley is set to perform in Stroud. On Sunday, November 2, at 7.30pm, the musician will bring his The Life and Times of Dire Straits tour to the Sub Rooms.
According to the book My Life in Dire Straits, Knopfler wrote a song called “Private Dancer.” Band member John Illsley explained why “Private Dancer” was excluded from Love Over Gold.
That changes with “My Life in Dire Straits,” the just-published memoir by John Illsley — the British band’s bassist, co-founder and, along with guitarist and frontman Mark Knopfler, its ...
That changes with “My Life in Dire Straits,” the just-published memoir by John Illsley — the British band’s bassist, co-founder and, along with guitarist and frontman Mark Knopfler, its ...