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Dire Straits was a British rock-band founded in 1977, and active until 1995. The band was born in an age where the punk-rock was on top of the lists and, because of the bands ‘stripped down’ music, they appealed to a modern audience. An unusual fact is that the bands lead singer, Mark Knopfler, asked the bartenders in the pubs they played in, to turn down the amplifier power, so that the people listening (the audience) could communicate and chatter while the band played. Their ‘first-borne’ album, called “//Dire Straits//”, came out in 1978 but didn’t last long on the top-list. Instead, 5 months later, they gave out the hit single “//Sultans of swing//”, which became very popular and climbed easily upwards in the worlds hit-lists. The following albums “//Communiqué”// and “//Making movies//” came out in 1979 and 1980. The last one marked the transition to more complex arrangements and more unique features and became the bands ‘trademark’. The album from 1985 “//Brothers in arms”// became an international success, including the very known hit-single “//Money for nothing//” which had a introduction written by the world-wide known artist Sting. This song came also with Dire Straits first music-video and was broadcasted on MTV in Britain. “//Brothers in arms”// was also one of the first records made in the new //CD// format and gave the record more popularity. Mark Knopfler was very precise in his recordings. Thanks to that and the arrival of CD’s, the fans bought the entire set of recordings. With the help of the very successful show “//Live Aid//”, the band became one of the bestselling bands in the 1980s. Dire Straits became known worldwide, including India and the south-western of Asia, where they were one of the most known western-bands. The album “On every street” was recorded in 1991 and became the last studio recording of the band. This album did never sell even nearly as much as the other ones. After the arrival of the record “//Live at the BBC//” the band chose to dissolve in 1995. All the nine band members were occupied with their own projects, including Mark Knopfler, who was the main force and songwriter behind the bands success . Videostory by Timothy J. Discography (Wikipedia)media type="youtube" key="7tYOxMmGke4" width="341" height="287" align="right" .....................................................Videostory: 
 * //Dire Straits// (1978)
 * //Communiqué// (1979)
 * //Making Movies// (1980)
 * //Love over Gold// (1982)
 * //Brothers in Arms// (1985)
 * //On Every Street// (1991)

Awards  Nominations  Written and edited by: Timothy J
 * BRIT Awards  1983 - Best British Group
 * Grammy Awards  1986 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group (for <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">'Money For Nothing' <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">')
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Grammy Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 Brothers in Arms <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Juno Award <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - International Album of the Year
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">BRIT Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best British Group
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Video of the Year (for <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">')
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best Group Video (for <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">')
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Grammy Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1987 - Best Music Video, Short Form “Dire Straits Brothers in Arms”
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">BRIT Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1987 - Best British Album (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Brothers In Arms <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Grammy Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 2006 - Best Surround Sound Album for his surround sound production (for Brothers in Arms—20th Anniversary Edition, Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler, [[image:group.jpg width="355" height="361" align="right"]]surround producers)
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Grammy Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1980 - <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Best New Artist <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Grammy Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1980 - Best Rock Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group (for //Sultans Of Swing//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">)
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">American Music Award <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Favorite Pop/Rock Single (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Grammy Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Album of the Year (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Brothers in Arms <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Grammy Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Record of the Year (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best Stage Performance Video (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best Concept Video (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best Direction (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best Special Effects (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Viewer's Choice (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best Art Direction (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best Editing (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Most Experimental Video (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">MTV Video Music Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1986 - Best Overall Performance (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Money for Nothing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Grammy Awards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;"> 1992 - Best Music Video, Short Form (for " <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Calling Elvis <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK;">")