1979 Mark Knopfler - Innovative leader of Dire Straits

Riding confidently on the crest of popular acclaim for their hit song "Sultans Of Swing," the British rock group Dire Straits has experienced almost overnight success - a contemporary rags-to-riches story whose title might read "From Poverty to Platinum." Guided by lead guitarist Mark Knopfler, the band has gone from getting together and recording a demo tape in the summer of 1977 to cutting what has now become a certified platinum LP (selling in excess of 1,000,000 discs), "Dire Straits" (Warner Bros., BSK 3266), all in less than two years...

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