Brothers In Arms reinvented Knopfler and gave him more fame than he could handle. 40 years on, in a rare interview, the band ...

While Waylon Jennings was working on his 1986 album 'Never Could Toe the Mark,' he was trying to get sober after decades of drug addiction.

The band Dire Straits during the recording of "Brothers In Arms" - from left to right Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark, Terry Williams, John Illsley. Deborah Feingold/UMC/EMI/dpa Mark Knopfler ...

Teenage boys played it on repeat in their rooms, even getting their New Romantic girlfriends hooked. Dads blasted it during their morning commute, while younger kids mimicked the tunes on their air ...

Exploring comments made by Dire Straits musician Mark Knopfler about his collaborative album with Chet Atkins which he ...

Reflecting on comments made by Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler who once named Bob Dylan as "the most important songwriter" ...

John Illsley, the New Forest publican who found fame with Dire Straits, is to tell the iconic band's story in a UK tour, launching in Hampshire ...

Adele has passed Dire Straits on the UK best-selling albums list of all time. The singer's second album 21 has passed the band's 1985 hit record Brothers In Arms to become the sixth highest-selling ...

John Illsley, bass guitarist and co-founder of Dire Straits, is bringing The Life and Times of Dire Straits UK tour to Sussex later this year.

Mark Knopfler, frontman of British rock band Dire Straits, is parting with what he calls his “treasured six-string companions.” The musician’s collection of more than 120 guitars and amps will be sold ...

Former Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has reportedly died of unspecified causes at the age of 68. The band's official X (formerly Twitter) account paid tribute to Sonni, best known as the "other ...