Dire Straits turned one band's misfortune into their first big hit with their 1978 breakthrough single, "Sultans Of Swing".

In 1978, a song about a little-known pub band quietly transformed Dire Straits into international stars. "Sultans of Swing" became the band's breakthrough hit and eventually one of the defining rock ...

Dire Straits is known as the biggest British rock band of the '80s, and for good reason. Bursting onto the music scene in 1977, the group was founded by lead vocalist and guitarist Mark Knopfler, ...

There’s an old expression that suggests whatever is old can be new again. The Streamliners Swing Band prove that point. The band, which will headline the Holiday Dance Party at the Concourse in ...