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So Far Away: Why Aren't Dire Straits in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Posted 10/16/2011 at 10:31am | by Alex Rice

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Surely, Mark Knopfler and his band must’ve bet on the 1980 Grammys or thrown the Love Over Gold sessions. Otherwise, how can the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame explain its perennial exclusion of British rockers Dire Straits from its list of nominees? It’s a travesty rivaled only by the Baseball Hall of Fame’s lifetime bans of Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson.

100 Greatest Guitar Solos: 22) "Sultans of Swing" (Mark Knopfler)

Posted 10/21/2008 at 4:42pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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101 Amazing Licks - Lick 8

Posted 03/14/2007 at 3:38pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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A tasty pull-off motif inspired by the great Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits

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