Mark Knopfler was becoming recognised as a guitar hero for a new generation, but he still idolised the legends of decades prior.

Jack Sonni/Facebook Musician Jack Sonni, who was best known for his tenure as the Dire Straits’ guitarist, has died. He was 68. Sonni’s death was confirmed by the band Dire Straits Legacy ...

The guitarist was at his peak with Dire Straits when Dylan hired him to produce 'Infidels,' the celebrated album that marked the born-again Christian's return to secular music ...

Legendary Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler has revealed he got his playing style from strumming a tennis racket as a child. Knopfler, 74, said that he was left-handed, but while he was ...

Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler has revealed he got his guitar playing style from strumming tennis rackets with his sister as a child. The 74-year-old said he had always been left-handed ...

"It's one of the finest songs ever. Brilliant melodies," said the Killers' Brandon Flowers, who covered the song with the ...

Bob Dylan invited Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler to collaborate in the early 1980s, but neither artist was prepared for the other's workflow.

(I suppose all the real heavy-duty Dire Straits fans had snapped up tickets for the next night’s show, which had been announced first.) Not surprisingly, Knopfler and his trusty guitar were the ...

From AC/DC to Dire Straits, Slash explains how these bands changed his life and inspired him to pick-up a guitar, and why you should get to know them, too. With a few musical curveballs thrown in ...