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Dire Straits

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Dire Straits was a 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 (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Dire Straits emerged during the era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to . If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of , but where pub rock celebrated good t… read more
Dire Straits was a 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 (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Ro… read more
Dire Straits was a 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 (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Dire Straits emerged during the era o… read more

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1 Play track Dire Straits Sultans of Swing
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 24,098 listeners
2 Play track Brothers in Arms Money for Nothing
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 6,784 listeners
3 Play track Brothers in Arms Walk of Life
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4 Play track Money for Nothing Romeo and Juliet
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5 Play track Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits Lady Writer
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6 Play track Dire Straits Down to the Waterline
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7 Play track Walk Of Life - Remastered 1996 Walk Of Life - Remastered 1996
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8 Play track Money For Nothing - Remastered 1996 Money For Nothing - Remastered 1996
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 2,922 listeners
9 Play track Brothers in Arms Brothers in Arms
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 2,720 listeners
10 Play track Dire Straits Six Blade Knife
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 2,657 listeners

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Albums

  1. 1,115,319 listeners

    2 Jun 1978 · 9 tracks

    Dire Straits
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  2. 1,046,285 listeners

    17 Apr 1985 · 9 tracks

    Brothers in Arms
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  3. 386,654 listeners

    15 Aug 1991 · 12 tracks

    On Every Street
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  4. 372,685 listeners

    1 Jan 1980 · 7 tracks

    Making Movies
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