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The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the height of their fame
Dire Straits were one of the most unlikely success stories of the 80s, making 1985’s world-beating Brothers In Arms album before guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler ended the band at the height of ...
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Tracy Chapman, 17 years on since her last album: ‘I’m worried about democracy in the United States’
In one of the few interviews she’s given in over a decade, the singer-songwriter reflects on a career that began with her 1988 debut record, which has now been reissued ...
Kerry McLean - Ease into Easter Saturday with Ralph McLean and music from Dire Straits, Wings, Stevie Wonder, ABBA & lots more. - BBC Sounds
Ease into Easter Saturday with Ralph McLean and music from Dire Straits, Wings, Stevie Wonder, ABBA & lots more.
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“Had a Little Saboteur in Him”: Producer Recalls Difficult ‘Infidels’ Sessions With Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
Bob Dylan invited Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler to collaborate in the early 1980s, but neither artist was prepared for the other's workflow.
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DS:UK are back with one of their most popular tours – “Brothers in ’85” and its coming to Llandrindod Wells
DS:UK are back with one of their most popular tours – “Brothers in ’85” and its coming to Llandrindod Wells DSUK…in tribute to Dire Straits” began touring in 2016 and have quickly become regarded as ...