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Revision as of 12:05, 16 May 2021
Dire Straits | |
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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 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.
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
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dire Straits.
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
Other
Categories:
- 1977 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 1995 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
- 1970s British music groups
- 1980s British music groups
- 1990s British music groups
- Brit Award winners
- English rock bands
- Grammy Award winners
- Music groups from Newcastle upon Tyne
- Musical groups disestablished in 1995
- Musical groups established in 1977
- Warner Bros. Records artists