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John Illsley

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John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits. With it, he has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award.

As one of the founding band members, with guitarist brothers Mark and David Knopfler, and drummer Pick Withers, Illsley played a role in the development of Dire Straits' sound. By the time the group disbanded in 1995 changes in personnel meant that Illsley and lead singer Mark Knopfler were the only two original band members remaining. Illsley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.

Illsley has produced two albums of his own, with Mark Knopfler as a guest musician, and has helped with Mark's personal projects and charities. He released two more albums, influenced by the Celtic-based band Cunla.

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John Illsley (* 24. Juni 1949 in Leicester, England) ist ein britischer Musiker.

1977 gründete der Bassist Illsley zusammen mit Mark Knopfler (Gitarre), dessen Bruder David Knopfler (Gitarre) und Pick Withers am Schlagzeug die britische Band Dire Straits, in der er bis zur Auflösung in den 1990er Jahren durchgehend und neben Mark Knopfler als einziges Gründungsmitglied spielte.

In den 1980er Jahren veröffentlichte er zwei Soloalben, Never Told a Soul (1984) und Glass (1988), bei denen ihm Mark Knopfler an der Gitarre aushalf. Im Juni 2002 veranstaltete Mark Knopfler in London vier Benefiz-Konzerte, bei denen Illsley und weitere Ex-Dire-Straits-Mitglieder (Guy Fletcher an den Keyboards, Chris White am Saxophon und Danny Cummings am Schlagzeug) erstmals seit 1992 wieder zusammen auf der Bühne standen.

Nach jahrelanger Erkrankung an chronischer Leukämie musste sich Illsley 2011 einer Stammzelltransplantation unterziehen und gilt heute als geheilt. 2015 begab er sich mit seiner Live-Band, zu der auch der Gitarrist Phil Palmer gehörte, auf Europa-Tournee.

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