Dire Straits
20th-century British rock band
Dire Straits was a British rock band from Newcastle, England. They formed in 1977 and have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide and also won three Grammy Awards.
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 Dire Straits live in Norway in 1985 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Newcastle, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1977 – 1995 |
| Labels | Phonogram Warner Bros. Vertigo |
| Past member(s) | Mark Knopfler David Knopfler Hal Lindes Jack Sonni John Illsley Terry Williams Pick Withers Alan Clark Guy Fletcher |
Dire Straits disbanded in 1995.
AlbumsEdit
Studio albumsEdit
- Dire Straits (1978)
- Communiqué (1979)
- Making Movies (1980)
- Love over Gold (1982)
- Brothers in Arms (1985)
- On Every Street (1991)
Other albumsEdit
- 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
MembersEdit
Other websitesEdit
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Official band members websitesEdit
- 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