Mark Knopfler
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| Background information | |
| Born | 12 August 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland |
| Origin | Newcastle, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Celtic rock, Country, Blues |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1965[1]–present |
| Label(s) | Vertigo, Mercury, Warner |
| Associated acts | Dire Straits, The Notting Hillbillies |
| Website | MarkKnopfler.com |
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Mark Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter and film score composer.
Knopfler was originally best-known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977 with his brother David. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler has continued to record and produce albums as a solo artist, under his own name. Occasionally, Knopfler has played in other groups, such as the The Notting Hillbillies; as well, he has guested on works by other artists, including The Dandy Warhols, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Eric Clapton, John Fogerty, Jools Holland, Steely Dan, Emmylou Harris and Chet Atkins. He has produced albums for artists such as Tina Turner, Randy Newman and Bob Dylan. In addition, he has scored the music to several films, including Metroland, Local Hero, Cal, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Wag the Dog, and Rob Reiner's classic, The Princess Bride.[2]
He is one of the most respected fingerstyle guitarists of the modern rock era. Knopfler was ranked #27 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."[3]
Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 118 million albums to date.[4][5]
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Biography
Early days
Mark Knopfler was born to an English mother and a Hungarian Jewish[6]father, an architect whose communist sympathies forced him to flee the fascist regime of his native Hungary. The family first moved to Scotland, but then settled in Knopfler's mother's home town of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England when he was 9-years-old. There, he and his younger brother David (also a musician) attended Gosforth Grammar School, where he was inspired by his uncle Kingsley's harmonica and boogie-woogie piano playing. Later, in his teens, he wanted to buy an expensive flamingo-pink Fender Stratocaster just like Hank Marvin's, but had to settle for a £50 twin pickup Höfner Super Solid.[7] Like many other schoolboys of the 1960s, he served an early apprenticeship by forming and joining anonymous schoolboy bands and listening to singers like Elvis Presley and guitarists Chet Atkins, Scotty Moore, Jimi Hendrix, Django Reinhardt and James Burton. At age 16, he made a local TV appearance as half of a harmony duo along with a friend from school named Sue Hercombe.[7]
In 1967, having displayed a flair for English,[7] Knopfler studied journalism for a year at Harlow Technical College.[8] At the end of the course he secured a job in Leeds as a junior reporter on the Yorkshire Evening Post.[9] Two years later, he decided to further his studies and graduated with a degree in English at the University of Leeds.[10] He worked as a lecturer at Loughton College during this period. It was while Knopfler was living in Leeds that he married Kathy White, his long-time girlfriend from school days; however, the marriage didn't last.[7]
After separating from his wife, he moved to London and joined a High Wycombe-based band called Brewers Droop, appearing on the album "The Booze Brothers". One night while spending some time with friends, the only guitar available was an old acoustic with a badly warped neck that had been strung with extra-light strings to make it playable. Even so, he found it impossible to play unless he finger-picked it. He said in a later interview, "That was where I found my 'voice' on guitar." Soon after he recorded a "demo" tape of an original (but unreleased) song; "Summer's Coming My Way", in a London studio.[7]
The Dire Straits years (1977-1995)
Dire Straits' first sessions were done under the name of Cafe Racers, with Knopfler's brother David writing and serving as front man on one of the five songs, with Pick Withers as drummer and John Illsley on bass guitar. Knopfler often wore a headband during performances.[7]
Dire Straits recorded and released their first album, the self-titled Dire Straits in 1978 initially to little fanfare in the UK, but a single release, "Sultans of Swing" became a chart hit in Holland and album sales took off across Europe and then in the United States and finally the UK. The group's second album, Communiqué, produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett, followed in 1979, reaching number one in Germany while the first album was still at number three.
There were frequent personnel changes within Dire Straits after the release of their third album Making Movies, with Mark Knopfler increasingly the driving force behind the group. Released in 1980, Making Movies marked a move towards more complex arrangements and production which continued for the remainder of the group's career. The album contained many of Mark Knopfler's most personal compositions, with the song "Romeo and Juliet", about a failed love affair becoming what critics call his best loved song; with a trademark he developed keeping personal songs under fictitious names.[2] Dire Straits' fourth album, Love over Gold followed in 1982 and included the UK #2 hit "Private Investigations", "Telegraph Road" and "Industrial Disease", as well as the title track to that album.
With Love Over Gold still in the albums charts, the band released a four-song EP titled ExtendedancEPlay in early 1983. Featuring the hit single "Twisting By the Pool", this was the first output by the band that featured new drummer Terry Williams, (formerly of Rockpile), who replaced Withers in November 1982. A world tour called Alchemy: Dire Straits Live followed later in 1983, and a double-LP of the recordings of two live shows in Hammersmith Odeon in London was released in March 1984, selling over 500,000 albums.
At this time Mark Knopfler was also involved with other projects, including writing the music score for the film Local Hero, released in 1983. The soundtrack album Local Hero was a large success, and it was followed in 1984 by his scores for the films Cal and Comfort and Joy.
Knopfler got married for the second time in November 1983, to Lourdes Salamone. Their twin sons, Benji and Joseph, were born in 1987.
Dire Straits' biggest studio album by far was their fifth, Brothers in Arms, released in 1985. It became an international hit and spawned several chart singles including the US # 1 hit "Money for Nothing," which was the first video ever to be played on MTV in Britain. It was also the first compact disc to sell a million copies and is largely credited for launching the CD format. Other successful singles were "So Far Away", "Walk of Life", and the album's title track. The band's 1985–86 world tour of over 230[7] shows was immensely successful.
After the Brothers in Arms tour Dire Straits went on a lengthy hiatus, with Knopfler concentrating mainly on film soundtracks. Knopfler joined the charity ensemble Ferry Aid on "Let It Be" in the wake of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster. The song reached #1 on the UK singles chart in March 1987. Additionally in 1987, over a meal at a Notting Hill wine bar,[7] Knopfler formed The Notting Hillbillies, a more country-focused band whose line-up featured keyboardist Guy Fletcher.
In 1988, Dire Straits regrouped for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert at Wembley Stadium, in which they were the headline act and were accompanied by Elton John and Eric Clapton, who by this time had developed a strong friendship with Knopfler.
1990 saw the release of the Notting Hillbillies sole studio album, Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time. Knopfler then toured with the Notting Hillbillies for the remainder of 1990. He further emphasized his country music influences with his 1990s collaboration with Chet Atkins, Neck and Neck.
Knopfler reformed Dire Straits in 1991, and the band toured with Slowhand and Elton John during the Knebworth charity show during that same year. Drummer Terry Williams had left the group in 1989, and when Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher set about recording what turned out to be their final studio album, they were accompanied by several part-time sidesmen, including percussionist Danny Cummings and Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro.
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the Brothers In Arms album was finally released in September 1991. On Every Street was nowhere near as popular as its predecessor, and met with a mixed critical reaction, with some reviewers regarding the album as an underwhelming comeback after a six year break. Nonetheless, the album sold well and reached #1 in the UK. A gruelling world tour to accompany the album followed, which lasted until the end of 1992. This was to be Dire Straits' final world tour; it was not as well received as the previous Brothers In Arms tour, and by this time Mark Knopfler had had enough of such massive operations. This drove the band into the ground, and ultimately led to the group's dissolution in 1995.[11]
Two live albums were released after On Every Street. Released in 1993, On The Night documented Dire Straits' final world tour. Knopfler's marriage to Lourdes Salamone ended in 1993[11] and in 1995, following the release Live at the BBC, a contractual album for Vertigo Records, he quietly laid Dire Straits to rest and launched his solo career.
Since the break up of Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler has shown no interest in reforming the group, however keyboardist Guy Fletcher has been associated with almost every piece of Knopfler's solo material to date, and Danny Cummings has made frequent appearances, including one on Knopfler's 2007 solo album, Kill To Get Crimson. In October 2008 Knopfler declined a suggestion by John Illsley that they should reform. Illsley said that a reunion would be "entirely up to Mark", while Knopfler is quoted as saying "Oh, I don't know whether to start getting all that stuff back together again", and that the global fame that came his way in the 1980s "just got too big". [12]
Solo career (1996-present)
Mark Knopfler's first solo album, Golden Heart, featuring the UK single "Darling Pretty", was released in March 1996. During the recording sessions for the album the main line-up of Knopfler's backing band, also known as "The 96'ers," was formed, featuring Knopfler's old bandmate Guy Fletcher on keyboards, and has lasted much longer than any Dire Straits line-up.
Knopfler's third marriage to actress Kitty Aldridge[13] has given him two daughters Isabella (born 1998) and Katya Ruby Rose (born 2003).[14] The family currently lives in Chelsea.
In 1997 Knopfler recorded the soundtrack for the movie Wag the Dog. During that same year Rolling Stone magazine listed "Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll", which included "Sultans of Swing", Dire Straits' first hit. 2000 saw the release of Knopfler's next solo album, Sailing to Philadelphia.
In 2002 Mark Knopfler gave four charity concerts with former Dire Straits members John Illsley, Chris White, Danny Cummings and Guy Fletcher, playing old material from the Dire Straits years and also The Notting Hillbillies. At the Shepherd's Bush concert they were joined by Jimmy Nail, who provided backing vocals for for Knopfler's 2002 composition "Why Aye Man".
Also in 2002 Knopfler released his third solo album, The Ragpicker's Dream. A keen motorcyclist, Knopfler was involved in a motorbike crash in Grosvenor Road, Belgravia, in March 2003. He suffered a broken collarbone, broken shoulder blade and seven broken ribs.[15] The planned Ragpicker's Dream tour was subsequently cancelled, but Knopfler recovered and was able to return to the stage in 2004 for his fourth album, Shangri-La.
Shangri-La was recorded at the Shangri-La Studio in Malibu, California in 2004, where The Band made recordings years before for their documentary/movie, The Last Waltz. In the promo for "Shangri-La" on his official website he said that his current line-up of Glenn Worf (bass), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Chad Cromwell (drums), Richard Bennett (guitar) and Matt Rollings (piano) "play Dire Straits songs better than Dire Straits did." The "Shangri-La" tour took Mark to countries like India and the United Arab Emirates for the first time. In India, his concerts at Bombay and Bangalore were very well received, with over 20,000 fans gathering at each concert to listen to a legend many thought would never visit their country.
In November 2005 a third compilation, The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations was released, consisting of material from most of Dire Straits' studio albums and Knopfler's solo and soundtrack material. The album was made available in two editions: a single CD (with a grey cover) and also as double CD (with the cover in blue), and was well-received. The only previously unreleased track on the album is "All The Roadrunning", a duet with country music singer Emmylou Harris, which was followed in 2006 by an album of duets of the same name.
Released in April 2006, All the Roadrunning reached #1 in Denmark and Switzerland, #2 in Norway and Sweden, #3 in Germany, Holland and Italy, #8 in Austria and UK, #9 in Spain, #17 in the United States (Billboard Top 200 Chart), #25 in Ireland and #41 in Australia. All The Roadrunning was nominated for "Best Folk Rock/Americana Album" at the 49th Grammy Awards (11 February 2007) but lost out to Bob Dylan's nomination for Modern Times.
Joined by Emmylou Harris, Knopfler supported All the Roadrunning with a successful world tour. Selections from the duo's June performance at the Gibson Amphitheatre were released as a CD/DVD package entitled Real Live Roadrunning on 14 November 2006. In addition to several of the compositions that Harris and Knopfler recorded together in the studio, Real Live Roadrunning features solo hits from both members of the duo, as well as three tracks from Knopfler's days with Dire Straits.
A charity event in 2007 went wrong. A Fender Stratocaster guitar signed by Knopfler, Clapton, Brian May, and Jimmy Page was to be auctioned for £20,000 (or $40,000) to raise the money for a children's hospice, was lost in the shipping of the instrument. It "vanished after being posted from London to Leicestershire, England." Parcelforce, the company responsible, has agreed to pay $30,000 for its loss.[16]
Knopfler released his fifth solo studio-album Kill to Get Crimson on 14 September 2007 in Germany, 17 September in the UK and 18 September in the United States. Besides the standard CD edition, a special "Deluxe Edition" with an extra DVD was also released.
Knopfler wrapped up a world tour to support the album on 31 July 2008,[17] which started in Europe before moving on to North America. Continuing a pattern of high productivity through his solo career, Knopfler began work on his next studio album in September 2008 with long-time band mate Guy Fletcher, who will again be compiling a pictorial diary of the making of the album on his website.[18] According to Fletcher, Knopfler will be on tour in 2010.[19][20]
Country music
In addition to his work in Dire Straits and solo, Knopfler has made several contributions to country music. This includes writing and playing guitar on John Anderson's 1992 single "When It Comes to You" (from his album Seminole Wind). Mary Chapin Carpenter also released a cover of Dire Straits' "The Bug", which Knopfler co-wrote, in 1993. Randy Travis released another of Knopfler's songs, "Are We In Trouble Now", in 1996. Knopfler and Emmylou Harris made a country-esque album together titled All the Roadrunning in 2007.
Knopfler charted two singles on the Canadian country music singles chart. "Poor Boy Blues," a collaboration with Chet Atkins, peaked at #92 in 1990. Six years later, Knopfler's single "Darling Pretty" reached a peak of #87.
Musical style
Mark Knopfler is noted for being left-handed, but playing right-handed, and for fingerpicking (using a personal variant of the clawhammer) style instead of using a plectrum (i.e., "pick"); fingerpicking is usually associated with the acoustic guitar, but Knopfler usually (though not always) plays an electric guitar.
Knopfler revealed during a French interview that he uses a pick for his rhythm work during recording sessions. Knopfler surprised the interviewer by pulling a pick out of his pocket and saying that he usually carries one.
He has around 70 guitars,[21] including:
- Fender Stratocasters including a 1954 (one of the first ever produced) which he has named "Jurassic Strat"[22]
- Fender Telecasters
- Red-painted (Stratocaster style) Melancon Pro Artist.[2]
- Gibson Les Pauls[23]
- Danelectro 59-DCs
- Pensa Custom custom-built solid body guitars. Also models MK-1 MK-2 & MK-80, which Pensa named in honor of Knopfler.[24]
- Schecters
- National Style 0 Resonator guitar (dobro), as used on "Romeo and Juliet".
- Ramirez Spanish Guitar, used on "Postcard from Paraguay"
His Artist Series Stratocaster can be viewed on the Fender website.
Live performance
- Knopfler's audience has grown to reach six continents; he is known to his audiences for his affable manner, humorous banter and amiable audience interaction during performances.
- Knopfler has been known to sip tea on stage during live performances. His guitarist Richard Bennett has also joined in drinking tea with him on stage. photo. On 31 July 2005 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the tea was replaced by whiskey in respect of ritual "last show of tour" sort of joke.[25]
Awards and acclaim
- Grammy Awards 1986 - Best Country Instrumental Performance with Chet Atkins (for Cosmic Square Dance)
- Grammy Awards 1991 - Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Chet Atkins (for Poor Boy Blues')
- Grammy Awards 1991 - Best Country Instrumental Performance with Chet Atkins (for So Soft, Your Goodbye)
- In 1993, Knopfler was made an honorary Doctor of Music at Newcastle University.[26]
- In 1999, Knopfler was awarded an OBE.[27]
- On 11 July 2007, Knopfler was made an honorary Doctor of Music at Sunderland University.[28]
- Knopfler along with his band Dire Straits won the 1986 Grammy award for "Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal" for their song "Money for Nothing."
Nominations
- Grammy Awards 1986 - Song of the Year (songwriter) (for 'Money for Nothing')
- Grammy Awards 1992 - Best Country Instrumental Performance with Chet Atkins (for 'Neck and Neck')
- Grammy Awards 2007 - Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album with Emmylou Harris (for 'All the Roadrunning')
Knopfler's influence
- Played together with Dire Straits' drummer Pick Withers on Bob Dylan's born again Christian studio album Slow Train Coming, which was recorded in May 1979 and released 20 August; providing Dylan with what is generally considered his best guitar backing since the days of Mike Bloomfield and Robbie Robertson. Knopfler also played in and co-produced Dylan's 1983 album Infidels.
- British author and humorist Douglas Adams said about Knopfler, in his book So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: "Mark Knopfler has an extraordinary ability to make a Schecter Custom Stratocaster hoot and sing like angels on a Saturday night, exhausted from being good all week and needing a stiff beer."[29]
- The dinosaur species Masiakasaurus knopfleri was named after Knopfler. The paleontologists were listening to Dire Straits recordings when they discovered the species.[30]
- On Weird Al Yankovic's parody of "Money for Nothing", "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies", Knopfler played guitar in the song, recreating the memorable guitar riff from the original song.
- Knopfler's song "Going Home" from the soundtrack to Local Hero is played before kick-off at Newcastle United's home matches at St James' Park.[31]
- "Going Home" is also the theme music for John Stanley on Sydney radio station 2UE.
- According to director Rob Reiner, Knopfler agreed to write the music for Reiner's The Princess Bride on one condition: Reiner had to put the hat that he wore in This Is Spinal Tap in Princess Bride, "somewhere in evidence", as homage to the rock mockumentary. The hat makes its appearance in Princess Bride in the Grandson's (Fred Savage) bedroom.[32]
- Indian cricket's superstar, Sachin Tendulkar is a fan of Mark Knopfler. They once had a joint interview on cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle's show "Harsha Online".[33]
- The 2008 stage production, Celtic Thunder, has covers of multiple Mark Knopfler songs. Brothers in Arms, written by Mark Knopfler and performed originally by Dire Straits, is performed by Ryan Kelly. As well, the song Irish Boy (from Cal) and Going Home (From Local Hero) are performed together as an instrumental, entitled "Cal/Local Hero".
Discography
With Dire Straits
Solo albums
Golden Heart
- Released: 26 March 1996
- Format: CD
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Producer: Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
- Singles: "Darling Pretty", "Cannibals", "Rüdiger", "Golden Heart" (promo), "Imelda" (promo), "Don't You Get It" (promo)
Sailing to Philadelphia
- Released: 26 September 2000
- Format: CD
- Label: Mercury
- Producer: Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
- Singles: "What It Is", "Sailing to Philadelphia", "Silvertown Blues"
The Ragpicker's Dream
- Released: 30 September 2002
- Format: CD & LP
- Label: Mercury
- Producer: Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
- Singles: "Why Aye Man", "Quality Shoe" (promo), "Devil Baby" (promo), "Hill Farmer Blues" (promo), "You Don't Know You're Born" (promo)
Shangri-La
- Released: 28 September 2004
- Format: CD & LP
- Label: Mercury
- Producer: Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
- Singles: "Boom, Like That", "The Trawlerman's Song"
One Take Radio Sessions
- Released: 21 June 2005
- Format: CD
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Producer: Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
The Trawlerman's Song EP
- Released: 2005
- Format: CD
- Label: Mercury
- Producer: Mark Knopfler
- Tracks: "The Trawlerman's Song", "Back to Tupelo", "Song for Sonny Liston", "Boom, Like That", "Donegan's Gone", "Stand Up Guy"
The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations
- Released: 2005
- Format: CD & LP
- Label: Mercury
- Singles: "All The Roadrunning" (promo), "This Is Us" (promo), "Beachcombing" (promo)
Kill to Get Crimson
- Released: 17 September 2007
- Format: CD & LP
- Label: Mercury
- Singles: "True Love Will Never Fade", "Punish The Monkey"
Soundtrack albums
Local Hero
- Released: March, 1983
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Producer: Mark Knopfler
Music from 'Cal'
- Released: 1984
Comfort and Joy
- Released: 1984
The Princess Bride
- Released: 1987
Last Exit to Brooklyn
- Released: 1989
Screenplaying
- Released: 1993
- Label: Phonogram
Metroland
- Released: 1998
Wag the Dog
- Released: 1998
A Shot at Glory
- Released: 2001
Other albums
- Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time (The Notting Hillbillies) (1990)
- Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) (1990)
- The Booze Brothers (with Brewers Droop) (1973/1989)
- All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris, April 2006)
- Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris, November 2006)
Producer
- Infidels (1983) by Bob Dylan. Although Mark disowned the reworked version of the album as released [34], his production is still noticeable. Left off the album, but later released on The Bootleg Series, is the critically acclaimed "Blind Willie McTell", featuring only Dylan, singing and playing piano, accompanied by Mark Knopfler on acoustic guitar.
- Knife (1984) by Aztec Camera, a Scottish indie/new wave band, which was mostly a vehicle for the work of Roddy Frame, much as Dire Straits only ever recorded Mark Knopfler compositions.
- Miracle (1987) by Willy DeVille, was dedicated to Mark and his wife 'for their support which was nothing short of a Miracle in a time of Dire Straits.' The album ends with the ballad "Storybook Love", the theme from The Princess Bride movie.
- Land of Dreams (1988) by Randy Newman, includes the single "It's Money that Matters" which unabashedly revisits the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing".
References
- ↑ Biography for Mark Knopfler
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (accessed 4 March 2008) The Biography Channel: Mark Knopfler
- ↑ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
- ↑ Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler to give benefit concert at Opera House Boothbayregister 17 August 2006
- ↑ Guy Fletcher official site
- ↑ http://www.knopfler.net/interview48.html
- ↑ The Journalism Centre Retrieved on 2 April 2007
- ↑ Chaos on the Sheepscar Interchange Retrieved on 2 April 2007.
- ↑ Who's been here Retrieved on 2 April 2007
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dire Straits lyrics, music, biography, records, band, album, videos, CD, and the discography including Dire Straits famous works
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7656310.stm
- ↑ Wright, M. (1997) The Mirror, London, England. Available from: MARK TIES THE KNOT-FLER AGAIN; TV Kitty is wife No 3 in paradise wedding.(Features) Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
- ↑ (2003), Sunday Mail (QLD). Knopfler a dad Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Davies, H. "Rock star hurt in motorcycle crash", The Telegraph, 19 March 2003
- ↑ PR Inside.com (accessed 6 March 2008), Legend's guitar lost in post
- ↑ http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/music/story/625574.html Retrieved on 8 August 2008
- ↑ http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/diaries/20089album%20diary/2008mkrdhome.php
- ↑ "Guy Fletcher's web site". Retrieved on 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Guy Fletcher's web site". Retrieved on 2008-10-21.
- ↑ Goodman, D. (2000) With Dire Straits no more, Knopfler sails solo, Reuters. Available from: MK INTERVIEW 2000 Retrieved on 14 May 2007.
- ↑ Mark Knopfler's Interview - Track by Track Guide Golden Heart - Mark Knopfler Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ↑ Bacon, T. (2002) Mark Knopfler: On '58 Les Paul and hearing 'voicings' Retrieved 15 May 2007.
- ↑ PENSA CUSTOM GUITARS: History Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ Guy Fletcher 2005 tour diary [1]
- ↑ Knopfler opens students' studios Retrieved on 3 April 2007.
- ↑ (1999) BBC News | NEW YEARS HONOURS | OBE civil (K - Z) Retrieved on 14 May 2007.
- ↑ Sunderland honours leaders in their fields, Sunderland University
- ↑ Adams, D. (1984) So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, London. ISBN 0-330-28700-1
- ↑ (2001) Palaeontologists in dire straits name dinosaur for the Sultan of Swing
- ↑ Whetstone, D. (2006) City welcomes local hero. Available from: guyfletcher.co.uk - projects - news
- ↑ Commentary Excerpt: Rob Reiner on MGM's new Princess Bride: SE Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ↑ Commentary Excerpt: Sultan's Speak, Sachin Tendulkar interview on Star Sports Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ↑ Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Clinton Heylin, Summit Books (1991) ISBN 0-671-73894
External links
- Official website
- the long road - Mark Knopfler Sessions
- Mark Knopfler at the Internet Movie Database
- Mark Knopfler News
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| NAME | Knopfler, Mark |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12 August 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow, Scotland |
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