In 1978, a song about a little-known pub band quietly transformed Dire Straits into international stars. "Sultans of Swing" became the band's breakthrough hit and eventually one of the defining rock ...
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'Sultans of Swing,' Ranked Among 'Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time,' Was Dire Straits' First Single
Dire Straits is known as the biggest British rock band of the '80s, and for good reason. Bursting onto the music scene in ...
‘Sultans of Swing’ was both the first single from Dire Straits’ debut album and a revealing first-person account of the average working band’s hardscrabble, often thankless existence playing British ...
Chris White and the Dire Straits Experience. "So many people still want to experience this live," says Chris White, a former member of Dire Straits who now tours as part of the band's tribute act. He ...
Dire Straits were a british rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers ...
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