Dire Straits Drummer, Dire Straits Songs, Dire Straits Albums
Dire Straits were a British rock band, active between 1977 and 1995.Dire Straits, so named because of the band's poor financial situation, recorded a five-song demo tape which included their future massive worldwide hit single "Sultans of Swing" during 1977.
The band was formed by Mark Knopfler (vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion), and managed by Ed Bicknell. Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock was at the forefront, Dire Straits played a more conventional style, albeit with a stripped-down sound that appealed to audiences also weary of the overproduced stadium rock of the 1970s.
The now famous demo tapes of five songs were "Wild West End", "Sultans of Swing", "Down To The Waterline", "Sacred Loving" (a David Knopfler song) and "Water of Love".
Studio albums
* Dire Straits (1978)
* Communiqué (1979)
* Making Movies (1980)
* Love over Gold (1982)
* Brothers in Arms (1985)
* On Every Street (1991)
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