No one, not even Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits themselves, was ready for what happened when they released their new album in 1985. It went on to top ...
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Italian superstar Zucchero’s new album Black Cat will feature guest appearances on two tracks by Mark Knopfler and writing contributions by Bono and Elvis Costello. The new rock-blues ...
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Of all the rock n’ rollers who resemble pirates, Mark Knopfler has to rank somewhere below, say, Keith Richards. Nonetheless, the singer, guitarist and former Dire Straits leader ...
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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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