"Sultans of Swing" is a song by the British #rock band #DireStraits, written by the lead vocalist and guitarist #MarkKnopfler. Dire Straits recorded a #demo at #PathwayStudios, #NorthLondon, in July 1977, and it acquired a following after it was put in #rotation on #BBCRadioLondon. After Dire Straits signed a record contract with #PhonogramRecords, they rerecorded it in February 1978 at #BasingStreetStudios for their debut album, Dire Straits. The B-side.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyF1FwiYcoQ

"Sultans of Swing" is a song by British #rock band #DireStraits, written by lead vocalist and guitarist #MarkKnopfler. The #demo of the song was recorded at #PathwayStudios, #NorthLondon, in July 1977 and quickly acquired a following after it was put in #rotation on #BBCRadioLondon. Its popularity soon reached record executives, and Dire Straits were offered a contract with #PhonogramRecords.
https://youtu.be/h0ffIJ7ZO4U

One of the many #picketlines outside the #BBC today against cuts in local radio - here #journalists of #BBCRadioLondon & #BBCLondonNews and their supporters outside New Broadcasting House #NBH. The strike is over BBC plans to replace many Local Radio shows with national or regional shows instead.
The BBC says it’s to divert more funding into digital.
#NUJ - the journalists' trade #union ,- says it will diminish local radio.