Dire Straits
Dire Straits were an English rock band from London, England. They formed in 1977 and have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide and also won three Grammy Awards.
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| File:Dire straits 22101985 23 800.jpg Dire Straits live in Norway in 1985 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1977 – 1995 |
| Labels | Phonogram Warner Bros. Vertigo |
| Associated acts | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Past members | Mark Knopfler David Knopfler Hal Lindes Jack Sonni John Illsley Terry Williams Pick Withers Alan Clark Guy Fletcher |
Dire Straits disbanded in 1995.
Albums
Studio albums
- Dire Straits (1978)
- Communiqué (1979)
- Making Movies (1980)
- Love over Gold (1982)
- Brothers in Arms (1985)
- On Every Street (1991)
Other albums
- ExtendedancEPlay
- Encores
- Alchemy
- On the Night
- Live at the BBC
- Money for Nothing
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
- The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations
Members
Dire Straits Media
- DireStraits-PRS.jpg
PRS for Music heritage plaque commemorating Dire Straits' first performance in Deptford, London
- Dire Straits 1978 Hamburg 1.jpg
The original Dire Straits line-up in Hamburg, Germany (1978); L to R: John Illsley, Mark Knopfler, Pick Withers, and David Knopfler
- Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes by Rik Walton.jpg
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
Knopfler and Lindes onstage in Amsterdam, June 1981
- Dire Straits 1983 Zagreb 3.jpg
Knopfler in Zagreb, 1983
- JHS Vintage® AMG1 Acoustic Resonator Guitar - left angled.jpg
A National Style 0 resonator guitar features on the cover of Brothers in Arms. Knopfler also used the guitar in the 1981 single "Romeo and Juliet".
- Dire Straits 1985 Mark Knopfler Alan Clark Jack Sonni.jpg
Dire Straits performing in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, (now Serbia) on 10 May 1985. Left to right: Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark, and Jack Sonni.
- Wembley Stadium Twin Towers.jpg
Dire Straits performed at Live Aid at the old Wembley Stadium (exterior pictured) on 13 July 1985, in between 13 dates at the nearby Wembley Arena.
- Dire Straits' Guitar @ blues bar, Chicago.jpg
A 1989 signed Knopfler guitar at the Blues bar in Chicago
- 2015 John Illsley by 2eight- DSC2851.jpg
Following their On Every Street Tour, John Illsley stated, "Personal relationships were in trouble and it put a terrible strain on everybody, emotionally and physically. We were changed by it. Neither of us wants to go back to those days."
Other websites
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Official band members websites
- Mark Knopfler's official website
- David Knopfler's official website
- Hal Lindes' official website
- John Abbey Walk of Life Archived 2014-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Guy Fletcher's official website jnbjlonbojbikbikhb