Dire Straits Sultans of Swing

Sultans of Swing is performed on Top of the Pops in 1979 by Dire Straits. The song was written by frontman Mark Knopfler. The re-release of Sultans of Swing became a hit for the British rock band in the UK and the U.S. in 1979. Rick Beato features this Dire Straits song as one of the coolest riffs ever On October 5, 2017, Dire Straits became one of 19 nominees inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The list of 2018 inductees was announced in December 2017. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 Inductions ceremony was held in Cleveland on April 14, 2018.