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For The Record: Mark Knopfler Spoke with Anthony Mason (Video)

“Walk of Life” was a 1985 hit song from Mark Knopfler and his band Dire Straits. In the video below, you will have a chance to watch how ...
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Two Legendary Solo’s by David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler (Video)

The video below is a full video in length of 5-minutes-and-41-seconds, where you can listen to the two amazing and legendary solos by David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler. ...
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David Knopfler Released His New Album – “Last Train Leaving”

David Knopfler one of the founders of Dire Straits this year released a new album under the name “Last Train Leaving.” Another studio CD from David Knopfler is ...
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Review of the Performance of Mark Knopfler in Pamplona – Spain

The Spanish people have the privilege to listen to their favorite guitar player Mark Knopfler in a couple of cities around Spain. This blog post is for the ...
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Mark Knopfler: “I Try to Write Good Songs and Make Good Records – And Get Better”

This interesting interview is from March 2015, and today was posted on the official Fan Page of Mark Knopfler on Facebook. You can check the interview below and ...
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A Rare Live Performance of ‘Lady Writer’ in 1979 at The Bayou Club by Dire Straits

This is very rare video footage from the live performances of the Dire Straits from the late 70s. The video is actually from 1979 when the band was ...
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The Story Behind the Song “Change The World” by Eric Clapton

“Change the World” is a song is written by Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims, and Wayne Kirkpatrick, and it’s been recorded by Eric Clapton for the soundtrack of the ...
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Mark Knopfler: “I Never Know What I’m Going to Write…”

Today, Mark Knopfler wrote one tweet on his Twitter profile where he explained something interesting about writing songs. Namely, he wrote: “I never know what I’m going to ...
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Interview with Dire Straits Plus Full Concert from De Théâtre de l’Empire in Paris (1978)

Dire Straits played for the first time in France on the stage at the Théâtre de l’Empire (Empire Theatre), back on November 5th, 1978 in Paris. They had ...
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Very Rare Demo Version of “Southbound Again” by Dire Straits

According to Michael Oldfield’s 1984 – biography of Dire Straits, “Southbound Again” was inspired by the songwriter Mark Knopfler, especially from his “memories of trips to the capital.” ...
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