Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Mixed with blues and a dash of country – the Dire Straits were one of the few rock bands to break out in an era
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Sultan of snub: Mark Knopfler skips Dire Straits' rock hall of fame induction | Dire Straits | The Guardian
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2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Dire Straits – Complete Induction Speech (John Illsley, Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher) - DireStraits
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Sultan of snub: Mark Knopfler skips Dire Straits' rock hall of fame induction | Dire Straits | The Guardian
![John Illsley, Alan Clark, and Guy Fletcher from Dire Straits on the red carpet before the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Cleveland OH. ( John Illsley, Alan Clark, and Guy Fletcher from Dire Straits on the red carpet before the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Cleveland OH. (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ER4NAK/john-illsley-alan-clark-and-guy-fletcher-from-dire-straits-on-the-red-carpet-before-the-2018-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-saturday-april-14-2018-in-cleveland-oh-photo-by-max-arnoldsipa-usa-2ER4NAK.jpg)