“Sultans of Swing” is one of the greatest songs ever written by Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. The demo of the song was recorded at Pathway Studios, North ...
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The fifth song from the Dire Straits debut album is the song “Southbound Again.” This song was on the first side of the album. The composition of this ...
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Neil Kohlen is an English/German musician who grew up and still living in Monchengladbach, Germany – city close to Dusseldorf. He is a 26-year-old and he is a ...
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Katalin Lunkan is from Budapest, Hungary and she is the author of the book “The Sultans of Swing.” Namely, for the first time on Dire Straits Blog, she ...
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On February 10, 1986, Joan Armatrading presented the award for ‘Best British Group’ to Dire Straits at The BRIT Awards. The venue was located in the Grosvenor House ...
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What makes Dire Straits special is not only the music. It is also the memories that fans have created around the songs. Over the years, thousands of listeners ...
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Jacopo Pausa is a young Italian guitarist and songwriter whose music is inspired by Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. At only 21 years old, Jacopo has already started ...
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Music can appear in the most unexpected moments, and sometimes a song becomes connected with a unique piece of history. For Dire Straits fans, “Money for Nothing” is ...
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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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Dire Straits fans and music collectors love discovering rare items connected with the band’s history. Today, we share a unique piece of memorabilia: the Dire Straits “On Every ...
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