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On his show dates for 2020, he said, “My old manager and I talk about the journey of The Straits from the beginning to the end with a lot of music that covers all those different periods, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. “Sultans of Swing” gives Dire Straits its first streaming hit in ...

When it comes to rock legends, few names resonate as profoundly as Keith Richards and Mark Knopfler. Richards, the iconic guitarist of The Rolling Stones, has publicly expressed his admiration for ...

The jangle of bright keys and silvery strums with the punch of energetic drum hits and deep, dizzying vocals can only belong to one band: Dire Straits. Part new wave, part old school, Dire Straits had ...