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Search results for: “dire straits”

199 results for ‘dire straits’
  • Dire Straits
    Dire Straits
    On This Day

    On This Day in 1977, Dire Straits Recorded the Demo That Landed Them a Record Deal and Produced an International Hit

    07.24.26

    By Clayton Edwards

  • Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler, Vorst Nationaal, Brussel, Belgium, 1st October 1991. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)
    Vorst Nationaal – Brussel – Belgium – 01/10/1991 Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler Photo gie Knaeps
    Features

    Remember When Dire Straits’ Long-Awaited Comeback Also Turned Out To Be Their Farewell in 1991?

    07.27.26

    By Jim Beviglia

  • Remember When Sting Helped Dire Straits Write Their Only No. 1 Hit?
    UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 13: WEMBLEY STADIUM Photo of Chris WHITE and LIVE AID and DIRE STRAITS and STING and Mark KNOPFLER and Jack SONNI, w/ Sting – L-R: Mark Knopfler, Jack Sonni, Sting, Chris White ? – performing live onstage at Live Aid (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)
    Features

    Remember When Sting Helped Dire Straits Write Their Only No. 1 Hit?

    09.01.26

    By Gayle Thompson

  • Dire Straits performing
    UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: Photo of Pick WITHERS and DIRE STRAITS and Mark KNOPFLER; Mark Knopfler, Pick Withers (drums, performing live onstage in pub (Photo by Erica Echenberg/Redferns)
    Behind The Song

    How One Band’s Terrible Bar Gig Turned Into Dire Straits’ Breakthrough Hit in 1978

    05.28.26

    By Melanie Davis

  • The List

    When Dire Straits Went Country: 3 of the Band’s Classics by Waylon Jennings, The Judds, and Lukas Nelson

    10.01.25

    By Tina Benitez-Eves

  • Left to right: Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page, of British heavy rock group Led Zeppelin, performing at Earl's Court, London, May 1975. The band were initially booked to play three nights at the venue, from 23rd to 25th May, but due to public demand, two more concerts were later added, for 17th and 18th May. Total ticket sales were 85,000. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
    Left to right: Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page, of British heavy rock group Led Zeppelin, performing at Earl's Court, London, May 1975. The band were initially booked to play three nights at the venue, from 23rd to 25th May, but due to public demand, two more concerts were later added, for 17th and 18th May. Total ticket sales were 85,000. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
    The List

    The 5 Most Underrated Opening Tracks on 1970s Classic Rock Albums

    08.02.26

    By Em Casalena

  • Waylon Jennings released a few forgotten country albums in the 1960s
    Waylon Jennings
    Features

    Waylon Jennings Got His Early ’80s Country Groove on With This Dire Straits Cover

    10.28.25

    By Tina Benitez-Eves

  • The List

    4 Dire Straits Songs That Prove Mark Knopfler Is a Songwriting Genius

    12.15.25

    By Jim Beviglia

  • Mark Knopfler performing
    UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Dire Straits (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
    Behind The Song

    How Shakespeare, (Probably) Bob Dylan, and an Ex-Girlfriend Inspired This Underappreciated Dire Straits Track

    01.09.26

    By Melanie Davis

  • British guitarist, singer and songwriter Mark Knopfler (left) plays a Schecter Stratocaster as his band, Dire Straits, including Hal Lindes (right), performs live in concert at Wembley Arena in London, England, July 1985. Dire Straits played twelve dates (between 4th July and 16th July) at the venue as part of their 'Brothers in Arms' Tour. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)
    British guitarist, singer and songwriter Mark Knopfler (left) plays a Schecter Stratocaster as his band, Dire Straits, including Hal Lindes (right), performs live in concert at Wembley Arena in London, England, July 1985. Dire Straits played twelve dates (between 4th July and 16th July) at the venue as part of their 'Brothers in Arms' Tour. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)
    The List

    3 Shredding Classic Rock Guitar Riffs Every 1980s Kid Instantly Recognizes

    06.19.26

    By Em Casalena

  • Steely Dan duo
    Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, 1977 (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
    Features

    This Yacht Rock Group’s Recording Sessions Were So Difficult That Hired Musicians Allegedly “Crawled” Out of the Studio

    05.13.26

    By Melanie Davis

  • Bassist Timothy B. Schmit (left) and singer/guitarist Glenn Frey (1948 - 2016) performing with American rock group, The Eagles, USA, November 1979. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
    Bassist Timothy B. Schmit (left) and singer/guitarist Glenn Frey (1948 – 2016) performing with American rock group, The Eagles, USA, November 1979. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
    The List

    Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Rock Jams From 1979

    07.19.26

    By Em Casalena

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