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Local Hero to take to stage as a musical

Bill Forsyth’s 1983 film Local Hero is set to become a stage musical. Mark has been busy writing the music and lyrics for ...
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Sir Elton John announces retirement from touring

70-year-old Hall of Fame musician will say goodbye following three-year “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour. At the end of last month, at an ...
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Guitar Stories

Couple rare images from Mark Knopfler and his best friends

He will always be in our hearts. His music is special to us and completely in one word – Mark is legend. Many ...
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Suhr releases Aura Guitar and Riot Mini Distortion from NAMM 2018

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its founding, Suhr has released a limited run of the Aura single-cutaway guitar. The Aura is an ...
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Video: Ibanez Guitars – Releases RG Genesis Series of Guitars for NAAM 2018

Based on the original 1987 RGs, Ibanez’s new RG Genesis Series of guitars are loud, fast shredding machines—sporting bright colors and flat necks ...
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Fender Strat, signed for Charity by Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton & many others, found after 10 years

A classic Fender Stratocaster that went missing after being singed for charity by Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Jimmy Page and other guitar heroes ...
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Tickets for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony go on sale

Tickets to the 33rd annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio, go on sale to the public ...
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‘Sultans of Swing’ – Backstage with Tommy Emmanuel (Video)

Gerd Zimmermann is musician from Germany, we did not have more specifically information about him, but what we have seen from his YouTube ...
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Happy Birthday to the Queen of Psychedelic Soul

Born on January 19, 1943, Janis Joplin grew up in Port Arthur, Texas. Culturally conservative and bourgeois, the mid-sized oil refinery city was ...
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New cover video from “Lady Writer” performed by David Claux

We were in touch with David Claux last year when we have shared two articles about him. For those who didn’t know who ...
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The history of Gibson Guitars by the years – Part Three (1946 – 1965)

Before eight days we shared the part two of history of Gibson guitars from the 1934 to 1945 and World War 2. Today ...
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The story behind “5:15 AM” first song from Mark’s solo album Shangri-La

Shangri-La is the fourth solo studio album by Mark Knopfler, released on 28 September 2004 produced by Mark himself and Chuck Ainlay. The ...
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Interview with David Knopfler: “I would like to work with Mark again”

Ex-founder of Dire Straits, David Knopfler had interview for one Italian website. He revealed his future plans and the hope of working again ...
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