When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Deborah Feingold It’s spring 1985 in Britain. The coal miners have ended a rancorous, ...

Dire Straits began building their legacy in 1978 with the release of their self-titled debut album. Their records, written by singer and guitarist Mark Knopfler, quietly gathered steam over the years ...

The Dire Straits Legacy band with whom he was touring said the musician had been dealing with undisclosed "health problems" Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

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 ...