67 years old co-founder and ex-member of Dire Straits John Illsley said that his perfect weekend is being in his country pub making music and recovering from cancer ...
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Sultans Of Swing
Sultans Of Swing
The year 1979 was a turning point in the history of Dire Straits. After the release of their debut album and the incredible success of “Sultans of Swing,” ...
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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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Sultans of Swingers is a band from Wiltshire, England. This band is formed by five fans of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler music. The band members are Richard ...
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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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Sorry for yet another isolated guitar track, but we couldn’t let this one go by. You’ll agree when you start listening to it. It’s Mark Knopfler’s isolated Fender ...
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From Dire Straits’ big hits to deep cuts, these are the 10 greatest tracks from the biggest British band of the 80’s. For too long, Dire Straits have ...
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It’s so much a part of the fabric of rock history now that it’s strange to think that “Sultans Of Swing” missed the charts altogether when it was ...
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Mark Knopfler was born into a middle-class household in Glasgow in 1949. His brother and future Dire Straits bandmate David followed three years later. Their father was an ...
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Why the biggest-selling British rock band of the 80’s deserve to be rescued from the dustbin of history. At 10.10pm on October 9, 1992, Mark Knopfler bid goodnight ...
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