1977 is the year when brothers Mark and David Knopfler and friends John Illsley and Pick Withers formed one of the greatest bands in the world – Dire ...
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Mark Knopfler has released a promotional video of the song “Cleaning My Gun”. The song is extracted from the album “Get Lucky”, released in September 2009. Although he ...
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Van Morrison for his 35th studio album, provides new takes on some of his lesser-known tracks, going back to 1970’s “Lord, If I Ever Needed Someone.” “Irish Heartbeat”, ...
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As we know Dire Straits from 1978 to its end in 1995 as a band was a one of the greatest in the world. All members were legends ...
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The Notting Hillbillies was a country rock project formed by Mark Knopfler in May 1986. The group consisted of Knopfler, Steve Phillips, Brendan Croker, Guy Fletcher, Paul Franklin, ...
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Some Mark Knopfler songs begin with a guitar riff. Others begin with a person, a book, or a story that refuses to leave his mind. “Beryl”, one of ...
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Some songs become legendary not only because of the original recording, but also because of the countless musicians they inspire. Dire Straits’ “Sultans of Swing” is one of ...
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Dire Straits had no easy ride en route to the multi-million-selling domination of their later years. The group had to endure plenty of low-profile gigs that paid next ...
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Sometimes great things happen by accident, as in the case of the world-famous guitar tone on the song “Money for Nothing” from Dire Straits’ record-breaking album “Brothers in ...
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In part two of our new series, we examine the proud history of the Fender Stratocaster, the guitar favoured by Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Mark Knopfler and more.. ...
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