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Vote for Dire Straits to enter into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018

Don’t forget to vote for Dire Straits. 19 artists make up the 2018 Induction ballot for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. ...
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The queen is back: Tina Turner preparing new movie at 78 age

One interesting project, after a long time, made Tina Turner to return on the stage. Namely, Phyllida Lloyd the award-winning director of the ...
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Rock N’ Roll has lost another legend, Fats Domino died at the age of 89

The Rock N’ Roll pioneer, Fats Domino died at the age of 89. Domino has sold more than 65 million records around the ...
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Anabela Silva with new cover version of “Why Worry”

We already wrote two blog posts about this beautiful girl from Portugal. Anabela Silva (21) is again with the Dire Straits Blog. The ...
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George Young the man without whom ACϟDC would not exist, died at the age of 70

ACϟDC producer and The Easybeats’ star – George Young has died at the age of 70. ACϟDC said in a statement the band ...
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Mark Knopfler may be a special guest at the John Illsley UK 2017 Tour

One of the four founders of Dire Straits, the ex-bassist of the band John Illsley have already confirmed and started his UK 2017 ...
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‘Sultans of Swing’ have reached 100M views on YouTube

In the past two months one of the videos from Dire Straits have reached 100 million views on YouTube. It’s about for their ...
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Guitar Stories

Gibson Guitar Factory looking for new home

The guitar company Gibson Brands Inc. is putting its Downtown Memphis factory on the market because they are look for a new smaller ...
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Mark Knopfler on new Tommy Emmanuel CD

Mark Knopfler is among the guest artists featured on Accomplice One – Tommy Emmanuel’s new album. Mark and Tommy perform together on a ...
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Wes Leurs is back with original music influenced by Mark Knopfler

If you are our true fan and reader and if you constantly reading our blog posts, you already familiar with Wes Leurs. A ...
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Why Dire Straits should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

As we know, Dire Straits has been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2018. Despite being eligible since ...
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Solo of the day: “Sultans of Swing” by Leandro Diaz

Today we have interesting video for all our readers and fans of Dire Straits. Namely, Leandro Diaz Lasserre (35) is from Argentina and ...
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Guitar Stories

Secret of Fender 2014 NAMM Prestige Hermitage Stratocaster

This year Fender Custom Guitars celebrates its 30th anniversary. The flagship workshop of the Fender family came to life in 1987 as part ...
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