Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals, lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar, backing vocals)...
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Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 June 1978 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros....
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rock band Dire Straits consists of six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays and 31 singles. Dire Straits also have...
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Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is the first live album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 16 March 1984 by Vertigo Records internationally...
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Communiqué is the second studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 5 June 1979 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records...
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Money for Nothing (song) (redirect from Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song))
"Money for Nothing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released...
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Brothers in Arms (album) (redirect from Why Worry (Dire Straits song))
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 May 1985, by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner...
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On Every Street (redirect from Fade to Black (Dire Straits))
Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and...
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Dire Straits was an English rock band from London. Formed in June 1977, the group originally comprised the Knopfler brothers Mark (lead vocals, lead guitar)...
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Mark Knopfler (category Dire Straits members)
producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995. He pursued a solo career after the band dissolved...
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Walk of Life (redirect from Walk of Life (Dire Straits))
"Walk of Life" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, being the third track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released...
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"Romeo and Juliet" is a rock song by the British rock band Dire Straits, written by frontman Mark Knopfler. It first appeared on the 1980 album Making...
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Private Investigations (album) (redirect from The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations)
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler is the third compilation album by Dire Straits and Scottish-born British singer-songwriter...
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"Tunnel of Love" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits. It appears on the 1980 album Making Movies, and subsequently on the live albums Alchemy...
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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 19 October 1998 by...
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Love over Gold (redirect from It Never Rains (Dire Straits song))
Love over Gold is the fourth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 24 September 1982 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner...
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Look up dire straits in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dire Straits were a British rock band. Dire Straits may also refer to: Dire Straits (album), the...
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Making Movies (redirect from Solid Rock (Dire Straits song))
Making Movies is the third studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 October 1980 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros...
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Live at the BBC is a live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 26 June 1995 on Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records...
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David Knopfler (category Dire Straits members)
Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After...
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"So Far Away" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the opening track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It became the band's...
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John Illsley (category Dire Straits members)
1949) is an English musician, best known as bassist of the rock band Dire Straits. He has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award...
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Sultans of Swing (category Dire Straits songs)
"Sultans of Swing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, written by lead vocalist and guitarist Mark Knopfler. The demo of the song was recorded...
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Money for Nothing (album) (category Dire Straits albums)
Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by British rock band Dire Straits released on 14 October 1988, featuring highlights from the band's first five...
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Alvin Lee, Child, Clannad, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Pino Daniele, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Roger Chapman, Marianne Faithfull, The Rolling Stones,...
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Pick Withers (category Dire Straits members)
rock and jazz drummer. He was the original drummer of the rock band Dire Straits and played on their first four albums, which included hit singles such...
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Telegraph Road (song) (category Dire Straits songs)
"Telegraph Road" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, written by Mark Knopfler. It is the opening track on the 1982 album Love over Gold. The song...
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Guy Fletcher (category Dire Straits members)
keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subsequent work with Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler for...
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Hal Lindes (category Dire Straits members)
guitarist and film score composer best known for his time as a member of Dire Straits from late 1980 until late 1984. Lindes was born in Monterey, California...
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Brothers in Arms (song) (category Dire Straits songs)
"Brothers in Arms" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the closing track on their fifth studio album of the same name, released in May 1985. It...
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