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Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler's daughter is engaged

Actress Issy Knopfler, the daughter of Dire Straits rocker Mark Knopfler, is engaged to actor Sam Buchanan.

BANG Premier · 16h ago

“I said, ‘You’ve got to be joking! You can’t put out a record about a trad band playing in a pub and expect it to sell!’": the story of the classic Dire Straits song that's often imitated, but rarely mastered

"It’s not to do with gear, it’s all to do with the way the brain sends signals to his fingers – that’s what makes Mark so special"

MusicRadar · Jun 9

"He thought that the band should be a democracy, and it was more like a brutal dictatorship": The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the height of their fame

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s

Louder · Jun 9

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 22-28

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Dec. 22-28 include actor Timothée Chalamet, comedian Seth Meyers and guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

“Those Dire Straits songs walked away from me long ago. They belong to you now”: the life and times of Mark Knopfler, rock’s reluctant superstar

Ex-Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler on motorbike crashes, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and his complicated relationship with his old band

Louder · Feb 18, 2024

Money for something: Dire Straits in demand as ‘huge amounts offered’ for reunion

Rock band are regular source of reform hopes – but it seems like it might never happen

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023