Dire Straits
Top Songs
1 | Sultans Of Swing | ||
2 | Money For Nothing | ||
3 | Walk Of Life | ||
4 | So Far Away | ||
5 | Romeo And Juliet |
Albums
Jan 2017 1 song
May 2014 11 songs
Jul 2005 1 song
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- Washington DC's Classic Rock
- Raleigh’s Classic Rock Station
- Nashville's Classic Rock Station
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Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping... Read more
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