American Songwriter

When Dire Straits Went Country: 3 of the Band’s Classics by Waylon Jennings, The Judds, and Lukas Nelson

Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler always respected country, from Willie Nelson and his later collaborations with the Notting Hillbillies.
American Songwriter

Mark Knopfler Wrote This Seductive Song for Dire Straits Before it Became a Tina Turner Classic, Featuring Jeff Beck

While working on Dire Straits‘ fourth album, Love Over Gold, released in 1982, Mark Knopfler had written a more seductive song that didn’t quite fit the band’s mold. He realized that the song would be ...