Among music book scribes, Philip Norman stands near the top in terms of influence and skill. His 1981 Beatles tome Shout! Set the stage for the modern rock ...
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Biography
Biography
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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Mark Knopfler tells of coping with the demands of the road with Dire Straits and a new life of relative stability that has led to his first double ...
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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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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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A glut of boldly ambitious records came out in 1980 – Springsteen’s The River, John Lennon’s Double Fantasy, Sandinista! by the Clash and Talking Heads’ Remain In Light ...
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It was a success from the off, going Top 10 all across Europe. When it was released in America six months later it vaulted to No.2 on the ...
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Mark Knopfler was born into a middle-class household in Glasgow in 1949. His brother and future Dire Straits bandmate David followed three years later. Their father was an ...
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Why the biggest-selling British rock band of the 80’s deserve to be rescued from the dustbin of history. At 10.10pm on October 9, 1992, Mark Knopfler bid goodnight ...
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The relationship between Mark Knopfler and his late fellow guitar great Chet Atkins was one of great mutual admiration. That was manifesting itself on record around this time ...
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