Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler, ‘I Used to Could’ – Song Premiere

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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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Introducing the Gibson Custom Mark Knopfler ‘58 Les Paul

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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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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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Pieta Brown and Mark Knopfler Team Up for “Street Tracker”

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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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How Mark Knopfler inspired Michael Keaton’s McDonald’s movie

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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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John Illsley tells how he was saved from chronic leukaemia

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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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Ten questions and answers with Guy Fletcher

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Being in the company of someone who’s played with, directed and produced with legends like Tina Turner, Dire Straits and Mick Jagger provides more than a few reasons ...
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Guy Fletcher Bio

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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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The untold story of Dire Straits – Part IV

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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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The untold story of Dire Straits – Part III

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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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