Dire Straits

Formed Date
June 20, 1977
Origin
London, England
Genre
Rock
74
Mark Knopfler
35
Chris White
74
John Illsley
71
David Knopfler
About Dire Straits

About

Band that won four Grammy Awards, three of which were for the song "Brothers in Arms." They also won three Brit Awards including Best British Group, twice. They split up in 1995.

Trivia

They were originally known as the Café Racers, until they decided to change their name while rehearsing in a friend's kitchen.