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Dire Straits & Hank Marvin Performed “Going Home” at Wembley Arena 1985 (Live Version)

In 1985 Dire Straits started their Brothers in Arms World Tour which was also called Alchemy Live, because the album that accompanied the tour was Alchemy Live. The ...
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Mark Knopfler – “What It Is” – Cover by Skyway Avenue

Three years ago we made an interview with the musicians of the band called Skyway Avenue. In case you did not read the interview – click here to ...
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Gallery: Dire Straits ‘On Every Street’ Vertigo Promo Diary from the 90s

In this blog-post, we would like to share with all Dire Straits fans a few pictures from the interesting Dire Straits promo diary from the beginning of the ...
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The Ragpicker's Dream - Studio album by Mark Knopfler.
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Mark Knopfler: “My First Electric Guitar Had to Be Red Because of Hank Marvin”

A big part of the songs on Mark Knopfler’s 2002 album The Ragpicker’s Dream was inspired by the struggles of itinerant working-class people. Each Mark Knopfler album contains ...
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“Madonna’s Daughter” – David & Mark Knopfler Live in Sanremo 1984

Release is the first solo album by David Knopfler released in 1983 after he left Dire Straits. This album was released in 1983 on the Peach River and ...
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Solo of the day – “Sultans of Swing” Alchemy Live Cover by Silvertown Blues

Four years ago on January 12, 2016 – the guy who is behind the YouTube Channel called Silvertown Blues, shared his first YouTube video, a guitar solo of ...
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Happy Women’s Day – Quotes and Facts for 8th March

On this day, the focus is at the womanhood, women from different nations, political background, culture, and economic status join together to promote awareness about their rights. They ...
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Mark Knopfler On Bob Dylan Being a Major Songwriting Influence

Mark Knopfler’s ‘The British Grove Broadcast’ series features the esteemed guitarist and songwriter playing his favorite music in a wide range of genres. Broadcaster SiriusXM has shared a ...
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Interview with Yann Gutter – The Front man of the French Tribute Band to Dire Straits

Custom Kitchen is a tribute band to Dire Straits from Strasbourg, France. Dire Straits Blog made an interview with the frontman of the band Yann Gutter. He told ...
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Guitar Stories

Learn How to Play Blues Like B.B. King

The video below is around 12-minutes, and the guy from the YouTube Channel Guitar Pilgrim explained some of the B.B. Kings interesting playing tricks and style. The video ...
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