The band Dire Straits during the recording of "Brothers In Arms" - from left to right Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark, Terry Williams, John Illsley. Deborah Feingold/UMC/EMI/dpa Mark Knopfler ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Deborah Feingold It’s spring 1985 in Britain. The coal miners have ended a rancorous, ...

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Dire Straits had a lot going for it as a band. Chief among those qualities was the songwriting of Mark Knopfler, as these ...