For Dire Straits, one of the highest points in their career came from watching one of the lowest of another band. "Sultans of Swing," the group's debut single and subsequent signature song, was born ...

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 ...

Dire Straits is known as the biggest British rock band of the '80s, and for good reason. Bursting onto the music scene in 1977, the group was founded by lead vocalist and guitarist Mark Knopfler, ...

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Dire Straits‘ Mark Knopfler always had a deep affinity for country music, citing legends like Willie Nelson and the pedal steel guitar work of Jerry Byrd and Paul Franklin, who worked on the band’s ...

“There was no way anybody else was going to stick their hand up and say, ‘Hey, Mark, I have a great song idea!’ There was no point. He was on a racetrack.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Rob ...