Dire Straits went through a lot of lineup changes over their relatively brief time as an active band. Nine musicians joined frontman Mark Knopfler during the run, some lasting for little over two years. The only person to make it all the way from the first album in 1977 to the final concert in 1992 was bassist
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Dire Straits Bassist John Illsley on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Reunion