Of Sultans and Kinks: Dire Straits Speak Up
John Swenson, Crawdaddy!, April 1979
SHEFFIELD, ALA. — Mark Knopfler keeps getting these compliments, and they make him nervous. Ever since his classic British R&B quartet, Dire Straits, came to the attention of the London music scene over a year ago, people have been raving about his expressive songwriting and sinewy, economical guitar playing. "I'm just a strummer," he protests during a break in the final stages of mixing the group's second album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios.
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