The Unlikely Inspiration Behind Dire Straits’ Sultans of Swing

The story of the 1979 classic Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler was inspired to write the song after witnessing a band playing Dixieland Jazz in a dive bar.

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