There’s no doubt that Mark Knopfler carved out quite a legacy with the music he composed and released under the banner of Dire Straits. The group logged a series of successful singles that ...

Danny Cummings on percussion, who plays drums with Mark Knopfler. We’re called the Dire Straits Legacy. We’re playing the O2 on the 15th of January… Virus permitting!” Alan Clark’s album, Backstory, ...

After Mark Knopfler left Dire Straits in 1992 and the band members went their separate ways, keyboardist Alan Clark thought that was the end of that. He was absolutely convinced that without its ...

Mark Knopfler and John Illsley have differing memories of the creation of Dire Straits' most successful album. "It was like ...

Alan Clark had, by far, the longest stint in the Dire Straits, playing with them from 1980 until the final show in 1992.

Other members paid tribute, too, including keyboardist Alan Clark, who wrote, “It's with a heavy heart that I have to say my friend and Dire Straits' colleague has left us. Rest in peace ...