Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies age 68

Source: CNN

Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies age 68

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN
Published 6:28 AM EDT, Fri September 1, 2023

(CNN) — Jack Sonni, former guitarist for British rock band Dire Straits, has died, the group announced on social media.

“#JackSonni Rest In Peace” the band wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday alongside a black and white photograph of the guitarist. He was 68.

Sonni, who was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, met founding Dire Straits members and guitarists David and Mark Knopfler while working in a guitar shop in Manhattan in 1978, according to a post on the Dire Straits Blog, which was shared by the band on social media.

The Knopflers had founded the band the year before with bassist John Illsley and drummer Pick Withers.

Affectionately known as “the other guitarist” – ...

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