Dire Straits

Dire Straits

Guitar Lesson with Mark for Acoustic Fingerstyle Technique

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Mark Knopfler is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for Dire Straits. Best known from songs like “Sultans of Swing”, “Brothers In Arms” and “Walk ...
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Vinyl Review from Dire Straits first album (1978)

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When Dire Straits started to make vinyl and albums they were very young, with a lot of ideas and power in their guitars. They made their first album ...
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“Brothers In Arms” Fingerstyle Guitar Cover by Spacewalk

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Today for all fans of Dire Straits we have amazing acoustic fingerstyle guitar cover version of “Brothers In Arms”, created by Spacewalk based on an arrangement by Dan ...
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Mark Knopfler and The Story of Brown Fender Vibrolux AMP

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Mark Knopfler got his first Strat only shortly before Dire Straits were formed. Before that time he had played a Gibson Les Paul Special through a Selmer tube ...
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Brothers in Arms & Money For Nothing (1985) And Something Extra

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From Dire Straits’ “Brothers In Arms” album which was released in 1985 and reached the number one spot worldwide. It was the first CD to outsell the vinyl ...
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Sultans of Swing – The Favourite Song from Dire Straits (Results from Survey)

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On 23 March we shared one survey to see which song from Dire Straits is most favorite from fans. On that survey was the 7 studio albums from ...
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Happy Birthday to Eric Clapton!

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Yesterday on 30 March 2017 Eric Clapton celebrated his 72nd birthday. In the past years he has had an excellent career. Eric has released in 2016 his last ...
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Giulio Cattarini – All Cover Versions from Dire Straits Songs

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Giulio Cattarini is a guy from Italy, who is a big fan of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. He shows his passion of music with video covers on ...
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10 Questions with Giulio Cattarini + Video Covers from Dire Straits

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Giulio Cattarini is a guy from Italy, who is a big fan of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. He shows his passion of music with video covers on ...
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Wolfgang Hammersmith – Story and Rare Photographs of Dire Straits

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Wolfgang Hammersmith is an accomplished photographer, author, musician, and diver. He pursued training in each of these areas to improve his skills in many areas. In 1979 Wolfgang ...
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