We look back on the story behind their mega-successful 1985 album Brothers In Arms, featuring brand new interviews with ...

“Twisting by the Pool” from ExtendeDanceEPlay (1983) Brothers in Arms displayed some playful humor in songs like “Money for Nothing,” but the MTV hit wasn’t Dire Straits’ first tune ...

Dire Straits will release a 3-CD expanded edition of their massively successful 1985 album Brothers in Arms on May 16. Two of the three CDs are dedicated to a previously unreleased live recording ...

Dire Straits’ Knopfler, Illsley tell story of recording Brothers In Arms as album reissued From Sting barking on Money for Nothing to replacing the drummer halfway through, recording bestselling ...

Set to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday 17 May, Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms is many things - not least the album that’s viewed as the one that turned the world on to the compact disc.

In 1985, Dire Straits released “Brothers in Arms,” one of the world’s best-selling albums, with more than 30 million copies sold worldwide. The album garnered a Grammy in 1986 for Best Engineered ...

Dire Straits' former guitarist Jack Sonni, who played on Brothers in Arms tour, dead at 68. ... they performed 248 shows in 23 countries in 1985 to promote their Brothers in Arms album.

Jack Sonni, an American guitarist who played on Dire Straits' 1985 album 'Brothers in Arms' and was onstage with the band at Live Aid that year, has died at 68. Skip to main content.