The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the height of their fame

To mark the 40th anniversary of their hit album Brothers In Arms, we republished this 2015 account of Dire Straits' ...
American Songwriter

When Dire Straits Went Country: 3 of the Band’s Classics by Waylon Jennings, The Judds, and Lukas Nelson

Dire Straits‘ Mark Knopfler always had a deep affinity for country music, citing legends like Willie Nelson and the pedal steel guitar work of Jerry Byrd and Paul Franklin, who worked on the band’s ...