Through this connection, Iovine obtains the services of pianist Roy Bittan from Bruce Springsteens backing group, The E-Street Band, to play on this album. 41); Get Lucky (2009) (UK no. WebDiscover Glass by John Illsley released in 1988. Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler and drummer Pick Withers follow the producers of Communique Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler over to the recording sessions for a new album by one of Knopflers key influences, Bob Dylan. WebJohn Illsley. The album is produced by two members of the band, leader Mark Knopfler and keyboardist Alan Clark. 46, AUS no. Ive always worked since I was 14, says Mark Knopfler. Dire Straits briefly reconvene to play the 1990 Knebworth Festival in England alongside U.K. rock stars Elton John and Eric Clapton. During the world tour to promote Brothers In Arms, Dire Straits adds a seventh member: saxophonist Chris White. Session guitarist Elliott Randall (perhaps best known for playing on the 1972 Steely Dan song Reelin In The Years (US no. The title track, Brothers In Arms (UK no. It just came alive as soon as I played it on that 61 Strat which remained my main guitar for many years and was basically the only thing I played on the first album and the new chord changes just presented themselves and fell into place. When it is released in May 1978, Sultans Of Swing fails to make it to the singles chart. The title track, On Every Street (UK no. The group performs two songs: Money For Nothing (with a guest appearance by Sting) and Sultans Of Swing. Badges, Posters, Stickers And T-Shirts becomes the B side of the U.K. single Private Investigations. 21). Dire Straits play five songs including a cover version of the 1964 Chuck Berry song Nadine. Photo: Credited to Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler, Comfort And Joy is his second movie soundtrack project. The lighter nature of the ExtendedancEPlay disc tries to correct the balance from the generally rather sober Love Over Gold. 47); Shangri-La (2004) (UK no. I feel really blessed. The Dire Straits bassman reflects on the glory days of huge world tours and his latest solo album, Long Shadows, as well as giving us a look at a few choice pieces from his guitar collection. WebAccording to our records, John Illsley is possibly single. Guitarist Jack Sonni joins the band in 1985. 1, US no. WebA gentle man with his gracious wife They had their dreams of a perfect life Worked the land until the sun went down They were lovers then in that market town The battle ground had left its legacy No words he spoke of this victory He built a world that was safe and sound Life was good in that Market town (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to music. 9, AUS no. Note: Man was formed in 1969. Aside from Chris White, the only member of The Dire Straits Experience who has some history with the band to whom they are paying tribute is Chris Whitten who played drums on Dire Straits 1991-1992 tour. Band who Recruited Machete for their Surf-Noir Soundtrack by Alex James Taylor (2 November 2015), webs.ono.com/joan.duarte/terrybio.html as at 31 July 2017 [Terry Williams girlfriend Louise]. John Illsley and Mark Knopfler, doing their thing. On Every Street receives mixed reviews and is not as popular or as successful as its predecessor. However, when that predecessor is the blockbusting Brothers In Arms, such an outcome is hardly surprising. That was where I found my voice on the guitar, claims Knopfler. It is not clear exactly when John Illsleys marriage to his first wife, Pauline, ended but it was probably sometime around 1988. Guitarist Mark Knopfler was in the words of younger sibling, David Knopfler what made Dire Straits exceptional rather than merely good. Knopflers playing is still well regarded, yet he is not usually mentioned in the same breath as such guitar heroes as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Name: John Edward Illsley. Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler produces Bob Dylans album Infidels (1983) (US no. John was the child of Richard Ilsley and Joanne Jane Lewes. 38, AUS no. Tunnel Of Love, a tale of romance in a seaside carnival, is also interpreted by some as Dire Straits own story of their rise to fame: And the big wheel keep on turning / Neon burning up above / And Im just high on this world. Tunnel Of Love showcases a new dynamism in the bands sound and is less laid-back and melancholy. Mark Knopfler leaves his job as a journalist and returns to school. Perhaps the most interesting of the remaining songs on the debut album is In The Gallery. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Branson later referred to that evening as the night I blew $1billion. 31, US no. Express. In addition to those musicians already mentioned, other guest musicians on Brothers In Arms include Chris White (saxophone) [who will soon come to join the group], Randy Brecker (trumpet), Neil Jason (bass) and Tony Levin (bass). 1985s Brothers In Arms sold more than 30million copies worldwide. Live At The BBC (1995) (UK no. Different jobs, building sites, factory, warehousing, farming, a lot of manual work.. Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits (1998) (UK no. Misha Lindes does some modelling work. It is the first CD album to sell over a million copies and to outsell its vinyl counterpart. Jack Sonni is born John Thomas Sonni on 9 December 1954 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The punchy Lady Writer (UK no. 12);Altamira (2016) with Evelyn Glennie [soundtrack]; and Down The Road To Wherever (2018) (UK no. Success yes, fame no thank you, he says. Love Over Gold (1982) (UK no. He is named after his Italian grandfather Giovanni Tommaso. As a 16 year old, Mark has a harmony duo with classmate Sue Hercombe and Mark and Sue appear together on a local television program. Industrial Disease (US no. This is how John Illsley remembers their first encounter: [I] walked into the lounge room, and saw this figure lying on the floorasleepwith a guitar over his legs, and hedfallen asleep on the floor while he was playingHis head was sort of cranked back, and there was an ashtray with cigarette butts and coffee on the floor. If that doesnt sound too promising, John Illsley also says of Mark Knopfler, We got along well from the start. It is rereleased in January 1979. Finally, Brewers Droop dissolves at the end of 1973. Knopfler and Withers both appear on Dylans Slow Train Coming (1979) (US no. Cal (1984), released on 24 August, is another Mark Knopfler composed movie soundtrack. In the 1950s Mark Knopfler listens to music by rock n roll star Elvis Presley (and his guitarists Scotty Moore and in later years James Burton), country musician Chet Atkins, blues guitarist B. 55, AUS no. And if I could have afforded the rent, I wouldnt have needed a flatmate who turned out to be Glasgow-born social worker and rhythm guitarist Dave Knopfler, a friend of a friend, who needed a place to live. 45, AUS no. Brothers In Arms has the Dire Straits recording debuts for both Guy Fletcher (keyboards, guitar) and Jack Sonni (guitar). The roadies had to weld baseball bats to keep the mob at bay. Mark and Lourdes go on to have twin sons, Benji and Joseph (both born in 1987). He leaves to spend more time with his family. Around this time, Dire Straits bassist John Illsley marries. He tells Mark that the guitarist is harder to get hold of than Elvis. Heavy Fuel (UK no. David Knopfler is already sharing his abode with John Illsley. Arriving in the U.K., he went on to fall in love with a teacher, his future wife, Louisa. Chris White begins playing gigs a couple of years later and tours with a national youth jazz orchestra. In the late 1970s, Jack Sonni plays some gigs with his own band, The Leisure Class. David adds, He was actually rather humble at that point[Bassist ] John Illsley and I pretty much dragged him to the altar all the way. It is hard to conjure a less likely rock star than [Mark] Knopfler, [who is] balding and outwardly taciturn., As well as being the frontman of Dire Straits, the bands lead vocalist and lead guitarist, Mark Knopfler writes almost every song the group records. Around this time, Mark Knopfler alters his guitar technique. Last Exit To Brooklyn (1989) is another movie soundtrack album composed by Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler. 43); Knopfler produces Bap Kennedys The Sailors Revenge (2012); Privateering (2012) (UK no. The first single from Brothers In Arms is the laid-back and low-key So Far Away (UK no. Bassist Malcolm Barrett leaves the band and is replaced by Derrick Timms. 2, AUS no. Two more songs are lifted from On Every Street as singles but only for European markets. We dropped it off on the Thursday and he played it on Sunday morning. An additional live EP, Encores (UK no. Another one of Mark Knopflers jobs at the Yorkshire Evening Post is to write an obituary for Jimi Hendrix when the great American rock guitarist passes away in September 1970. Bassist John Illsley says, Sting used to come to Montserrat to go windsurfing, and he came up for supper at the studio. Williams is an in-demand session musician playing on many albums. John is originated from England. But they would have preferred us to be architects or lawyers, It is probably around this time that Mark Knopfler meets Kathy White since she is described as his long-time girlfriend from school days.. 75) is a humorous piece with a nod to Knopflers old band, Brewers Droop, as a doctor (played by Knopfler) remarks, Youve got smokers cough from smoking / Brewers droop from drinking beer. The opening track on the album, Telegraph Road (14:15), uses a sprawling musical epic to chronicle nothing less than the birth and growth of a city. On 14 February 1997 Mark Knopfler marries his third wife, U.K. actress Kitty Aldridge, in Barbados. Next, Terry Williams has a short stint in Neverland Express (1981-1982), the backing group for U.S. singer Meatloaf. The latter title, published by Blackwing Books, is a book of poetry. Knopfler preferred musical ensembles like Dire Straits or his soundtrack work to occupying the spotlight. He is one of four children. He has three children and at least one of them is female. On Every Street (1991) (UK no. 69); All The Roadrunning (2006) (UK no. The show is headlined by new wave band Squeeze but, aside from Dire Straits, all the other acts on the bill are punk rock bands. This necessitates another membership change for Dire Straits. David Withers becomes a professional musician at 17 years of age when he is in a band called The Primitives. As first Mark Knopfler and then David Knopfler move on to tertiary education, their musical ambitions are, if not exactly abandoned, put on a back burner while they try to find more conventional career paths. (It may be recalled that, in the mid-1970s, original Dire Straits drummer Pick Withers was the house drummer at Edmunds Rockfield Studio.) 47), is released on the same date as the album with songs that were also recorded in May 1992. The performances on this disc were recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London, on 22-23 July 1983. The bands first gig as Dire Straits takes place in the summer of 1977. Sultans Of Swing is a sympathetic account of a jazz group trying to eke out a living: And Harry doesnt mind if he doesnt make the scene / Hes got a daytime job, hes doing alright / He can play the honky tonk like anything / Saving it up for Friday night / With the Sultans, the Sultans of Swing. It is Mark Knopflers guitar, riding the waves of rhythm from the other musicians, that captures the attention. 15, AUS no. John passed away in 1683. The marriage of Mark Knopfler and his second wife, Lourdes Salomone, comes to an end in 1993. One of those who hear the merit in Dire Straits is Johnny Stainze, a recent appointee to Phonogram Records. Steve Ferrone was never in Dire Straits either; most recently he has been playing with U.S. rock band Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.). Some see the influence of J. J. Cales laid-back blues-rock guitar-picking in Dire Straits music. 3, UK no. Italy wasnt quite so friendly. Dire Straits contains the debut single Sultans Of Swing. The Bug (UK no. The first single is Private Investigations (UK no. The 1985-1986 world tour to promote Brothers In Arms kicks off in Split, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) on 25 April 1985 almost a month before the album is released. Chief amongst these guests is Jeff Porcaro (drums). There a variety of reasons for this. With the tour concluded, drummer Chris Whitten resigns from Dire Straits in 1992, concluding his relatively short stint as a member of the group. Your Latest Trick (UK no. John Illsley goes on to work as a trainee for a timber firm. When Dire Straits go on tour in 1983 to promote both Love Over Gold and the ExtendedancEPlay EP, they are joined by Tommy Mandel (keyboards) to help ease the burden on keyboardist Alan Clark. To make ends meet, Sonni also works at Rudys Music Shop, an instrument emporium in New York. Money For Nothing (1988) (UK no. 35) (on the Mercury label) is also available in one and two disc versions. We were what we were. In the second half, Knopfler is joined by Guy Fletcher (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals), Chris White (saxophone), John Illsley (bass) and Danny Cummings (drums) to play some Dire Straits songs. He takes piano lessons as a child. Together with Marks twin sons Benji and Joseph (both born in 1987) from his second marriage to Lourdes Salomone, the guitarist has four children. 12, AUS no. Born John Edward Illsley on 24th June, 1949 in Leicester, England United Kingdom, he is famous for Dire Straits. It is one of the first albums to be directed at the CD [compact disc] market rather than the more traditional vinyl records audience. This rollicking tune is written from the viewpoint of a fan who believes Elvis is still alive. 14). We were fortunate a lot of people liked it. However he is also pursuing his interest in music. Clark moves on to Durham Technical College and is offered a place at Guildhall School of Music but declines because, by then, he is already a working musician. His companions in this project are: Phil Palmer (guitar), Chris White (saxophone) and Steve Ferrone (drums). By 12 or 13, I was listening to [folk rock icon] Bob Dylan, says Mark. Erwin Knopfler is an architect and chess-player. Paul V. Franklin is born on 31 May 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Franklins speciality is pedal steel guitar, the instrument that provides the weeping sound long, keening notes most often associated with country music. They live in Hampshire. John and Pauline go on to have two children together, James (born in 1982) and Jessica (born in 1988). I thought it was dull, but as soon as I bought my first Strat (i.e. On The Night (1993) (UK no. He excels at third person narratives but his writing is less often personal. It was a one-night stand, I had no idea she was attached. Chuck Berry made a huge impression, adds Mark, referring to the 1950s rock performer who combined singing, twangy guitar parts and songwriting. John is also best known as, Though he also recorded several solo albums , this British musician is most famous as the bassist of the Grammy-winning rock band Dire Straits. In 1980 Dire Straits begin work on their third album. Alan Clark is born on 3 March 1952 in Great Lumley, County Durham, England. Guy also learns to play both keyboards and guitar. He said Sultans was the best new song hed heard in years. He is the son of Erwin Knopfler and Louisa Mary Knopfler. Jeff Jones plays drums on their first two albums, Revelation (1969) and 2 Ozs Of Plastic With A Whole In The Middle (1969). The album is co-produced by Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler. Essays on rock stars complete with hand drawn portraits, Check out Guitar George / He knows all the chords Sultans Of Swing (Mark Knopfler). Porcaro is subsequently asked to tour with Dire Straits by declines due to his pre-existing commitments with the U.S. group Toto. Although it makes him look a bit like hes just wandered in from a tennis court, the sweatband becomes one of the visual trademarks most associated with the guitarist. 5, US no. The title track, Brothers In Arms, is the first CD single though it has a very limited run. He sparkled, but to his parents horror, John quit to become a full-time sociology student at Goldsmiths. Less than a fortnight later, on 12 November Mark Knopfler releases his soundtrack for the movie The Princess Bride (1987). Knopfler explains, The lead character in Money For Nothing is a guy who works in the hardware department in a television / custom kitchen / refrigerator / microwave appliance store.