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Hear a track from Mark Knopfler solo album “Privateering”

Mark Knopfler has come a long way since his days as founder of British rock band Dire Straits. The prolific guitarist is releasing his eighth solo album, “Privateering”, ...
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Mark Knopfler, ‘I Used to Could’ – Song Premiere

Mark Knopfler‘s long-awaited double-disc ‘Privateering’ album is released in the U.S. on 10 September 2013. The album was recorded from 3 March to 7 December 2011 in British ...
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Introducing the Gibson Custom Mark Knopfler ‘58 Les Paul

Gibson Custom announces the release of the limited edition Mark Knopfler 1958 Les Paul guitar, a precise replica of Knopfler’s beloved ’58 that accompanied him on stage and ...
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Mark Knopfler’s inspiration behind Dire Straits (Documentary video)

Behind the Strings: Mark Knopfler Reveals the Inspiration Behind “Money for Nothing” In 2012, Mark Knopfler gave fans a rare look into the making of one of rock’s ...
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Pieta Brown and Mark Knopfler Team Up for “Street Tracker”

Exclusive premiere of “Street Tracker,” a new song by Pieta Brown. Brown’s new album, Postcards, features a bevy of interesting collaborations one for each track, in fact all ...
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How Mark Knopfler inspired Michael Keaton’s McDonald’s movie

The Dire Straits singer influenced the making of ‘The Founder’. The story of how the world’s biggest fast food restaurant was founded is a shocking one rife with ...
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John Illsley tells how he was saved from chronic leukaemia

I really was in Dire Straits… but now I’ve beaten the cancer I hid for 15 years. John Illsley tells for the first time how he was saved ...
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Ten questions and answers with Guy Fletcher

Being in the company of someone who’s played with, directed and produced with legends like Tina Turner, Dire Straits and Mick Jagger provides more than a few reasons ...
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Artists from The Dire Straits Experience

One of the ex-members from Dire Straits, Chris White have a own band who make a concert tours all around in the world. Here on this post you ...
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Guy Fletcher Bio

As a Musician – Guy has appeared on stage and in the studio with many world renowned artists as keyboard player, arranger and Musical Director. Cockney Rebel, Tina ...
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