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DSB Interview with Ewan Cunningham: “I heard about Dire Straits first time when I was baby!”

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Ewan Cunningham is 19 years old and he is a self-taught musician. He started playing drums at the age of 4 and now he also practicing other instruments ...
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Dire Straits Arrive In The US Charts

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The very mention of Dire Straits conjures thoughts of millions of fans, global success and multi-platinum sales. But Mark Knopfler and the band toiled extremely hard to make ...
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One retrospective of the events that were and the events that will be

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Back in 2015 when Mark Knopfler released his latest album ‘Tracker’ in March, he made up European Tour. In Italy he had five concerts, the first one was ...
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The UK’s official 20 biggest selling albums of all time

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Albums by Queen, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits and Phil Collins revealed as the biggest selling of all time in the UK. A list of ...
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Happy New Year from the Sultans of Swing and Dire Straits Blog

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Dear fans and followers, new beginnings are coming, fresh starts, reaffirmations of love and promises for a brighter future. We wishing you all happiness and good health for ...
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John Illsley talks about Rock Hall Induction, odds of a reunion performance

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For Dire Straits bassist John Illsley – the only full-time and continuing member of the band along with front man Mark Knopfler, being elected into the Rock and ...
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The official Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 inductees: Dire Straits, Bon Jovi, Moody Blues, Nina Simone and The Cars

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Yesterday, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year’s inductees. From the ballot of the fans, there are 5 artists in the Performer Category. ...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 – Congratulations to the Fame Winners

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Congratulations to 2018 Hall of Fame winners: Bon Jovi, Moody Blues, Dire Straits, The Cars and Judas Priest. These are the top five bands and artists which will ...
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Mark Knopfler at the drawing of Hungarian painter – Loós József

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What you will see below are amazing pictures from one drawing project. Namely, Loós József is artist from Hungary. József sent us a couple of pictures from his ...
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Last three days for voting!

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Dire Straits has finally been nominated for entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They are currently on the 3rd position with 573,613 votes. They need ...
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