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Dire Straits
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Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995. Their first single, "Sultans of Swing", from their 1978 self-titled debut album, reached the top ten in the UK and US charts. It was followed by a series of hit singles including "Romeo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- rock music
- Producer
- Muff Winwood
- Duration
- 2494
- Performer
- Dire Straits
- Record label
- Vertigo Records
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- publication date
- 1978-06-09
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- Dire Straits
- has characteristic
- debut album
- place of publication
- United Kingdom
- form of creative work
- studio album
- review score
- 4
- number of parts of this work
- 9
- recording date
- 1978-00-00
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