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Legendary ‘70s Rocker, 75, Celebrates 47th Anniversary of Beloved Hit Song
The band have created countless hits, the two most notable being "Money For Nothing," and "Sultans of Swing." The latter song ...
Mark Knopfler grew up wanting to be like Jimi Hendrix. He's revealed the guitarist who changed his mind
Growing up, Mark Knopfler was just like any other young guitarist. He chose the biggest players to identify with and emulate.
How Mark Knopfler grew up wanting to be Jimi Hendrix until he ditched the pick and went fingerstyle
Or how one lesson with a folk singer from the northeast of England (and a bunch of lost picks) changed the history of ...
Dire Straits’ Knopfler, Illsley tell story of recording Brothers In Arms as album reissued
From Sting barking on Money for Nothing to replacing the drummer halfway through, recording the band’s bestselling album was ...
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40 Years Later: Dire Straits Enter The Mainstream With Hit Packed ‘Brothers In Arms’
With forty years' perspective, the release and subsequent massive success of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms (released 5/17/85 ...
The Rock Show with Shaun Keaveny - Celebrating 40 years of Brothers in Arms - a Rock Show special with Mark Knopfler - BBC Sounds
We're replacing BBC Sounds outside the UK and bringing you BBC.com, a seamless way to read, watch, and listen - all in one ...
“A brutal dictatorship”: the feud that forced Dire Straits to quit at their peak
The curse of the rock band impacted Dire Straits as the group was forced to call it a day despite being at their musical peak. Read more about it here.