While Waylon Jennings was working on his 1986 album 'Never Could Toe the Mark,' he was trying to get sober after decades of drug addiction.

Brothers In Arms reinvented Knopfler and gave him more fame than he could handle. 40 years on, in a rare interview, the band ...

John Illsley, bass guitarist and co-founder of Dire Straits, is bringing The Life and Times of Dire Straits UK tour to Sussex ...

Reflecting on comments made by Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler who once named Bob Dylan as "the most important songwriter" ...

John Illsley, the New Forest publican who found fame with Dire Straits, is to tell the iconic band's story in a UK tour, ...

It’s been “a strange thing to do”, says John Illsley, with a hint of understatement. That strange thing has been to be right ...

The guitar damaged during Oasis' break-up has sold for £289,800. Noel Gallagher’s cherry red Gibson ES-355, famously damaged ...

Dire Straits’ John Illsley on stage in Worcester, featuring classic hits, behind the scenes stories, Q&A, and musicians ...

John Illsley rose to fame as the bassist of the Dire Straits, but nowadays you're more likely to find him in an art studio.

Dire Straits’ John Illsley on stage in Worcester, featuring classic hits, behind the scenes stories, Q&A, and musicians Robbie McIntosh, ...

The star-studded sale comes shortly after another red guitar with a fascinating back story also sold at a separate auction ...