John Illsley
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John Illsley Was The Founding Bass Player With The Legendary 120 Million Album Selling Dire Straits And Contributing Vocalist To Their Communiqué Making Movies And Brothers In Arms Albums Until The Group Dissolved In 1995. John Has Released Four Albums Of His Own Never Told A Soul 1984 And Glass 1988 While Performing With Dire Straits Then Beautiful You 2008 And The Best Yet Streets Of Heaven 2010 . After Dire Straits Disbanded John Had Retired From Music And Moved To Rural Hampshire With His Family To Focus On His Other Passion Painting. He Bought A Local Pub The East End Arms And The George Hotel On The Isle Of Wight And Began Exhibiting His Art Around The World. Everything Changed When He Met The Irish Rock Group Cunla In A Pub In Leicestershire. This Was In March 2005 When Greg Pearle Was Their Singer And The Vibe Was So Intense That John Took To The Stage For The First Time Since 1993 Joining The Band To Play A Couple Of Dire Straits' Numbers. John Recalls "I Was Asked To Play A Few Tunes With Them. I Liked Their Attitude And The Fact That Despite The Large Quantities Of Guinness That Had Been Consumed They Could All Play Very Well." To Coincide With An Exhibition Of His Art In Les Baux De Provence John Was Asked To Perform Some Dire Straits Songs. "The Mayor Of The Town Asked Me And It's Not Done In France To Refuse The Mayor. I Asked Cunla If They Could Learn Some Dire Straits Songs And It Turned Out That Greg Was A Big Fan And Knew A Lot Of The Songs Already". John And Cunla Played At The Festival Des Alpilles Performing To 1300 People In The Cathedral D'Image In Les Baux De Provence. The Show Was Recorded And John Was "pleasantly Surprised" By The Results. "I Initially Wanted The Band To Have A Record Of Their French Experience But Several People Heard It And Encouraged Us To Release It " Wrote John. The Album Live In Les Baux De Provence Was Released In 2007. John And Greg Became Friends And John Discovered That Greg Was A Songwriter. John Wrote "We Spent Some Time Knocking His Songs Into Shape Then Began Recording Them In Mark Knopfler's Fabulous Studio In Hammersmith. Wait 'til You Hear Them. Greg Writes Brilliant Songs And Has An Amazing Voice." This Collaboration Resulted In The 2008 Album Beautiful You. May 17th 2010 Saw The Release Of Streets Of Heaven John’s First Solo Studio Album Since Leaving Dire Straits. With 11 Tracks In Total And Recorded At British Grove Studios It Sees Old Friends Including Mark Knopfler Contributing To Some Of The Tracks Along With John On Guitar And Lead Vocals. John's Website Www.Johnillsley.Com Has All His Latest News.
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John Illsley Was The Founding Bass Player With The Legendary 120 Million Album Selling Dire Straits And Contributing Vocalist To Their Communiqué Making Movies And Brothers In Arms Albums Until The Group Dissolved In 1995. John Has Released Four Albums Of His Own Never Told A Soul 1984 And Glass 1988 While Performing With Dire Straits Then Beautiful You 2008 And The Best Yet Streets Of Heaven 2010 . After Dire Straits Disbanded John Had Retired From Music And Moved To Rural Hampshire With His Family To Focus On His Other Passion Painting. He Bought A Local Pub The East End Arms And The George Hotel On The Isle Of Wight And Began Exhibiting His Art Around The World. Everything Changed When He Met The Irish Rock Group Cunla In A Pub In Leicestershire. This Was In March 2005 When Greg Pearle Was Their Singer And The Vibe Was So Intense That John Took To The Stage For The First Time Since 1993 Joining The Band To Play A Couple Of Dire Straits' Numbers. John Recalls "I Was Asked To Play A Few Tunes With Them. I Liked Their Attitude And The Fact That Despite The Large Quantities Of Guinness That Had Been Consumed They Could All Play Very Well." To Coincide With An Exhibition Of His Art In Les Baux De Provence John Was Asked To Perform Some Dire Straits Songs. "The Mayor Of The Town Asked Me And It's Not Done In France To Refuse The Mayor. I Asked Cunla If They Could Learn Some Dire Straits Songs And It Turned Out That Greg Was A Big Fan And Knew A Lot Of The Songs Already". John And Cunla Played At The Festival Des Alpilles Performing To 1300 People In The Cathedral D'Image In Les Baux De Provence. The Show Was Recorded And John Was "pleasantly Surprised" By The Results. "I Initially Wanted The Band To Have A Record Of Their French Experience But Several People Heard It And Encouraged Us To Release It " Wrote John. The Album Live In Les Baux De Provence Was Released In 2007. John And Greg Became Friends And John Discovered That Greg Was A Songwriter. John Wrote "We Spent Some Time Knocking His Songs Into Shape Then Began Recording Them In Mark Knopfler's Fabulous Studio In Hammersmith. Wait 'til You Hear Them. Greg Writes Brilliant Songs And Has An Amazing Voice." This Collaboration Resulted In The 2008 Album Beautiful You. May 17th 2010 Saw The Release Of Streets Of Heaven John’s First Solo Studio Album Since Leaving Dire Straits. With 11 Tracks In Total And Recorded At British Grove Studios It Sees Old Friends Including Mark Knopfler Contributing To Some Of The Tracks Along With John On Guitar And Lead Vocals. John's Website Www.Johnillsley.Com Has All His Latest News.
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