John Illsley

Real Name:

John Edward Illsley

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Born on 24 June 1949, in Leicester, Illsley was the bass player for the British rock band Dire Straits. Introduced to lead singer and guitarist Mark Knopfler by Mark's brother, David Knopfler, Illsley was one of just two original band members remaining when it broke up in 1995.

He also released his first two albums of his own, Never Told A Soul in 1984 and Glass in 1988. His first album had clear Dire Straits influences, however, his style had notably changed by the second. Mark Knopfler contributed some of the guitar parts on both issues.
Later he released some more solo-albums, incl. a live-album called Live in London. He still tours in smaller club-locations and he plays his own songs and Dire Straits songs, as well.
He is now building a reputation as a talented painter.

Sites:

johnillsley.com, Facebook, MySpace, Wikipedia

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Dire Straits, John Illsley Band, K. Wallis B. And The Dark Shades Of Night

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J. Illsley, J. Ilsley, J.I., John, John Illsey, Джон Иллслей

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Albums
	25PP-143		John Illsley	Never Told A Soul (Album)	Vertigo, Vertigo	25PP-143	Japan	1984	Sell This Version
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	9 25638-2		John Illsley	Glass (Album)	Vertigo, Phonogram	9 25638-2	US	1988	Sell This Version
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	CREEKCD 1		John Illsley With Cunla & Greg Pearle	John Illsley With Cunla & Greg Pearle - Live In Les Baux De Provence (Album)	Creek Records	CREEKCD 1	UK	2007	Sell This Version
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	none		Pearle* Featuring John Illsley	Pearle* Featuring John Illsley - Beautiful You (Album)	Creek Records	none	UK	2008	Sell This Version
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	CREEKCD 7		John Illsley	Streets Of Heaven (Album)	Creek Records	CREEKCD 7	Europe	2010	Sell This Version
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	CREEKCD 15		John Illsley	Testing The Water (Album)	Creek Touring & Records LLP	CREEKCD 15	Europe	2014	Sell This Version
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	CREEKCD 14		John Illsley	Live In London ‎(CD, Album)	Creek Records	CREEKCD 14	Europe	2015	Sell This Version
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	5037300802121, CREEKLP18		John Illsley	Long Shadows (Album)	Blue Barge Records	5037300802121, CREEKLP18	Europe	2016	Sell This Version
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	CREEKLP20		John Illsley	Coming Up For Air (Album)	Creek Touring & Records LLP	CREEKLP20	UK & Europe	2019	Sell This Version
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	100CD119		John Illsley	VIII (Album)	100% Records (2)	100CD119	UK	2022	Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
	880 001-7		John Illsley	Never Told A Soul (Single)	Vertigo	880 001-7	Australia	1984	Sell This Version
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	870 411-7		John Illsley	I Want To See The Moon (Single)	Vertigo, Phonogram	870 411-7	Spain	1988	Sell This Version
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	870 630-7		John Illsley	High Stakes / Papermen ‎(7", Single)	Vertigo	870 630-7	Europe	1988	Sell This Version
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	2801 265		John Illsley	I Want To See The Moon ‎(12", Single, Promo)	Vertigo	2801 265	Brazil	1988	Sell This Version
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	CDCREEK1P		Greg Pearle and John Illsley	Greg Pearle and John Illsley - Secret Garden ‎(CD, Single, Promo)	Creek Records	CDCREEK1P		2008	Sell This Version
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	CREEKCD8		John Illsley	Streets Of Heaven ‎(CDr, Single, Promo)	Creek Records	CREEKCD8	UK	2010	Sell This Version
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	CREEKCD7		John Illsley	Toe The Line ‎(CDr, Single, Promo)	Creek Records	CREEKCD7	UK	2010	Sell This Version
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	CREEKCD 17P		John Illsley	Railway Tracks ‎(CD, Single, Promo)	Creek Records	CREEKCD 17P	UK	2014	Sell This Version
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	CDCREEK 16P		John Illsley	When God Made Time ‎(CDr, Single, Promo)	Creek Records	CDCREEK 16P	UK	2014	Sell This Version
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	CREEK 19P		John Illsley	In The Darkness ‎(CDr, Single, Promo)	Creek Records	CREEK 19P	UK	2016	Sell This Version
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Videos
	CREEKDVD 2		John Illsley	Music From The Life And Times Of Dire Straits ‎(DVD-V, NTSC, Mul)	Creek Touring & Records LLP	CREEKDVD 2	Europe	2019	Sell This Version