Mark Knopfler on his grueling 10-hour Steely Dan session that resulted in just seconds of music

Fresh off the success of “Sultans of Swing,” the Dire Straits guitarist joined Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the studio — ...
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Dire Straits, ‘Sultans of Swing’ – Lyrics Uncovered

‘Sultans of Swing’ was both the first single from Dire Straits’ debut album and a revealing first-person account of the average working band’s hardscrabble, often thankless existence playing British ...
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It was like getting into a swimming pool with lead weights tied to your boot.

Mark Knopfler on his grueling 10-hour Steely Dan session that resulted in just seconds of music ...

Bruce Hornsby explains why a classic Dire Straits song is a “kindred spirit” to his biggest hit

Given that one plays guitar and the other piano, Mark Knopfler and Bruce Hornsby might not seem like the most obvious musical ...

The 1982 guitar solo Mark Knopfler finds hardest to play: “A spiffy electric to that old war horse”

Mark Knopfler has written countless solos that would water the eyes of your average guitar player. But this is the one he ...