The single and the debut album earned Dire Straits critical praise and a large fan base – quite a feat for a band that had only gotten together a little more than a year before. While "Sultans of ...

With their fourth studio album, 1982's aptly titled Love Over Gold, Dire Straits successfully subverted commercial expectations. When they returned in 1985 with their follow-up effort, Brothers in ...

Driven by the popularity of their lead single “So Far Away,” followed by the second single “Money for Nothing,” the album’s ...

Earlier in the 1980s, Gill was dealing with financial stress and a seemingly endless series of setbacks when he was offered what, for many musicians, would have been the chance of a lifetime: joining ...

According to Far Out Magazine, many believe the story behind the 1981 UK Top 10 hit "Romeo and Juliet" directly alludes to Vincent "using" Knopfler for industry access, using lines from the song as ...

Dire Straits lead guitarist and singer Mark Knopfler was nearly 30 years old when the band released their self-titled debut album in 1978. The single “Sultans of Swing” performed well on both sides of ...

Biting the hand that feeds you usually doesn’t end up great. In the case of Dire Straits, they released a song that took aim at MTV. And it was at a time when the network could make or break you. That ...

When cutting their mammoth 1985 single, Dire Straits held one band in mind during the 'Money for Nothing sessions. Read more ...

To music fans of a certain age, the chirpy synthesiser riff at the start of Walk of Life by Dire Straits will evoke happy memories of the 1980s: the compact disc revolution, untrammelled consumerism ...

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Dire Straits Legacy announced their first-ever U.S. tour on Thursday (Aug. 30). By Marina Pedrosa Dire Straits Legacy — which features former Dire Straits member Alan Clark along with percussionist ...

Dire Straits are a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass) and Pick Withers (drums), and managed by Ed Bicknell. In an era ...