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John Illsley – Paintings

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Since the days when John Illsley was a young teenager, he had a passion for two things. The first one was, of course, his bass guitar, and the ...
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David MacDonald and His Two Versions of Romeo & Juliet

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David MacDonald is a musician and songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland. He grew up listening to Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, in car of his father. Romeo & Juliet ...
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Daughter of Hal Lindes Talk About Her Band and Dire Straits

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24 year-old Staz Lindes Is a rock star, model, photographer and from now she is the new face-model of Yves Saint Laurent. Staz Lindes is the daughter of ...
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38 years ago – Dire Straits Kick Off Their First Tour

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38 years ago Dire Straits on 23 February 1979 – they made first tour of the United States and Canada, opens at the Paradise Club in Boston. The ...
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Dire Straits And Their Early Success 1980-1984

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In 1980 Dire Straits were nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for “Sultans of Swing”. ...
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History of Dire Straits 1977 – 1979 And First Two Albums

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1977 is the year when brothers Mark and David Knopfler and friends John Illsley and Pick Withers formed one of the greatest bands in the world – Dire ...
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Mark Knopfler – Cleaning My Gun (Promo Video)

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Mark Knopfler has released a promotional video of the song “Cleaning My Gun”. The song is extracted from the album “Get Lucky”, released in September 2009. Although he ...
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Wilson Teixeira and His Amazing Style of Creating Videos

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Firstly we must get to know Wilson Texieira. This is from his website – he is the son of journalist Wilson Ogunhê. Born in the Avaré in the ...
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Dire Straits & Alchemy Live Album

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As we know Dire Straits from 1978 to its end in 1995 as a band was a one of the greatest in the world. All members were legends ...
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Incredible Music Video of “Brothers In Arms” by The Portnoy Brothers

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Sruli and Mendy Portnoy are two brothers who grew up hugely influenced by the music of Dire Straits. They are a British-Israeli folk rock duo formed in 2012 ...
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