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Podcast: Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers
Episode: Ugly American Werewolf in London: Dire Straits - Making Movies
Description: Mark Knopfler is a celebrated guitar player and songwriter. And while his voice may not win awards for being pretty, his world-weary story songs fit his oakey-mellow vocals perfectly. Sultans of Swing of Dire Straits eponymous debut in 1978 catapulted Mark and the band to stardom with gold and platinum sales around the world. Though their 1979 follow up also sold well it didn't sell nearly as well as the first. So the band made a couple of changes.
David Knopfler, Mark's brother and DS rhythm guitarist, left the band for other pursuits. And instead of...