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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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
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 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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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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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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Some songs are difficult to cover because their original performances are already deeply connected with the artists who created them. Dire Straits’ “Brothers in Arms” is one of those ...
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Dire Straits are one of the biggest bands in the world. Many times they played with big stage names and people love their music. Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, ...
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The Dire Straits album covers tell the visual story of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. From the band’s self-titled debut in 1978 to On ...
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Some songs become legendary not only because of the original recording, but also because of the countless musicians they inspire. Dire Straits’ “Sultans of Swing” is one of ...
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Dire Straits had no easy ride en route to the multi-million-selling domination of their later years. The group had to endure plenty of low-profile gigs that paid next ...
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