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), John Illsley (bass guitar, backing …

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Dec 8, 2025 · Dire Straits, British rock band whose supple, slightly blues-tinged guitar rock was popular in the late 1970s and ’80s. Formed in London in 1977, the group was led by Mark …

Apr 20, 2025 · 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 …

Dire Straits was formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backup vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backup vocals), and …

Dire Straits English rockers who created some treasured moments of 1980s rock with Mark Knopfler's tightly executed songs and distinctive finger-plucked guitar.

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Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in June 1977. The group originally comprised the Knopfler brothers Mark (lead vocals, lead guitar) and David (rhythm guitar, …

Jan 12, 2020 · Dire Straits was an English rustic-rock band from Deptford that released six studio albums and a live disc between 1978 and 1991 on Vertigo/Warner Bros.

Oct 29, 2023 · Their sound — restrained, clean, and storytelling-driven — stood in stark contrast to the punk rock explosion dominating Britain at the time. Their very name, “Dire Straits,” …