Jack Sonni

American guitarist and member of Dire Straits from 1984 to 1988. Born December 9, 1954 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA, and died August 30, 2023. He lived in New York from 1976 to 1985. In 1978, he started working at Rudy Pensa's Music Stop, where he met David and Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits. This led to him being asked to join the band for the 1984 recording sessions for "Brothers In Arms" and the subsequent tour in 1985-1986. He ended his professional musical career when his twin daughters were born in 1988.