Dire Straits was founded in London in 1977 by brothers Mark and David Knopfler. They were fantastic together, and in period of just a few years, they made ...
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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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Mixed with blues and a dash of country, Dire Straits were one of the few rock bands to break out in an era dominated by punk and disco. ...
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As the super group celebrate their 40th anniversary, the bass guitarist explains the band’s serious financial fix in the 1970s. John Illsley who was with Mark Knopfler from ...
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One of the four founders of Dire Straits, the ex-bassist of the band John Illsley have already confirmed and started his UK 2017 Tour. This time, his special ...
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In the past two months one of the videos from Dire Straits have reached 100 million views on YouTube. It’s about for their video for the song ‘Sultans ...
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Mark Knopfler is among the guest artists featured on Accomplice One – Tommy Emmanuel’s new album. Mark and Tommy perform together on a track written by Mark called ...
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If you are our true fan and reader and if you constantly reading our blog posts, you already familiar with Wes Leurs. A few months ago, we wrote ...
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As we know, Dire Straits has been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2018. Despite being eligible since 2003, this is the first ...
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As a rock group Dire Straits had been building their audience, both in the UK and around the world for years by the time they achieved their first ...
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