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Music Rights are covered by collection societies and publishers. The images are for illustrative purposes only and are not contractual. All musical material is re-recorded and does not use in any form the original music or original vocals or any feature of the original recording. Without expressed permission, all uses other than home and private use are forbidden. More information Catalog Link to us Affiliation Press Information. The son of an architect, Knopfler studied English literature at Leeds University and worked briefly as a rock critic for the Yorkshire Evening Post while at college.

He began teaching English after his graduation, leading a pub rock band called "Brewer's Droop" at night. By , Mark was playing with his brother David guitar and his roommate John Illsley bass. During the summer of , the trio cut a demo with drummer Pick Withers. Following a tour opening for Talking Heads, the band began recording their debut for Vertigo Records with producer Muff Winwood in early By the summer, they had signed with Warner in America, releasing their eponymous debut in the fall.

As the group was recording its third album, David Knopfler left the band to pursue a solo career; he was replaced by former Darling member Hal Lindes. Like its predecessor, "Making Movies" was a sizable hit in America and Britain, even though the band was criticized for musically treading water. Dire Straits followed the album two years later with "Love Over Gold", an album filled with long, experimental passages, plus the single "Private Investigations", which became a number two hit in the United Kingdom.

The album went gold in America and spent four weeks at number one in Britain. In the spring of , the band released the double album "Alchemy: Dire Straits Live" and by the end of the year, they had begun recording their fifth studio album with their new keyboardist, Guy Fletcher.

Released in the summer of , "Brothers in Arms" was Dire Straits' breakthrough album, making the band international stars. Supported by the groundbreaking computer-animated video for "Money for Nothing", a song which mocked music videos, the album became a blockbuster, spending nine weeks at the top of the American charts and selling over nine million copies; in England, the album became the biggest-selling album of the '80s.

Once the tour was completed, Dire Straits went on hiatus for several years, as Knopfler produced records by Randy Newman and Joan Armatrading, scored films, toured with Eric Clapton, and recorded a duet album with Chet Atkins: "Neck and Neck" In , he formed the country-rock group Notting Hillbillies, whose sole album, "Missing Presumed Having a Good Time", became a British hit upon its spring release. During the extended time off, John Illsley recorded his second album; the first appeared in In , Knopfler reconvened Dire Straits, which now featured Illsley, Clark, Fletcher, and various session musicians.