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Mark Knopfler comes home (Images)

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Dire Straits lynchpin performs a career-spanning set a short swim from his old stomping ground “I’ve been thinking about this place all day,” mused Mark Knopfler incongruously. The ...
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When “Sultans Of Swing” wasn’t a hit

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It’s so much a part of the fabric of rock history now that it’s strange to think that “Sultans Of Swing” missed the charts altogether when it was ...
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Mark Knopfler’s inspiration behind Dire Straits (Documentary video)

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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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The untold story of Dire Straits – Part II

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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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