Mark Knopfler Profile
| Full Name: | Mark Knopfler - Contact Mark Knopfler |
| Birth Name: | Mark Freuder Knopfler |
| Famous As: | Singer, guitarist |
| Date of Birth: | August 12, 1949 |
| Place of Birth: | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Height: | 6' |
| Nationality: | British |
| Brother(s): | David Knopfler (younger, a musician) |
| Spouse: | Kitty Aldridge (since February 14, 1997, third marriage) |
| Son(s): | Benji and Joseph (twins, b. 1987) |
| Daughter(s): | Isabella (b. 1998), Katya Ruby Rose (b. 2003) |
| Education: | Attended Gosforth Grammar School Attended Harlow Technical College, studied Journalism Graduated from Leeds University, majored in English |
Mark Knopfler News
Here comes the flood - a weblog about music by Hans Werksman - Found Oct. 31, 2009
It Takes a Train to Cry (Bob Dylan), Madame Geneva?s (Mark Knopfler), and Miner?s Blues (Frank Hutchison). The Knopfler track stands out...
BBC - Found Oct. 30, 2009
... bagpipe laments, they have recorded bagpipe versions of songs like Queen's We Will Rock You and Mark Knopfler's Going Home on their album, The...
Tucson Weekly - Found 23 hours ago
Each release from ex-Dire Straits mastermind Mark Knopfler secures his rep as a classic songwriter?at the expense of his ranking as a guitarist.
Draven99's Musings - Found Sep. 23, 2009
"Money for Nothing" was my introduction to Mark Knopfler's distinctive sound as the leader of Dire Straits.
PopMatters: The Magazine of Global Culture - Found Sep. 21, 2009
... to free pizza, music critics often seem to experience an intense magnetic pull to compare any new Mark Knopfler solo release to his work with...
Music-News - Found Sep. 17, 2009
A piece of music history is up for grabs this week as the guitar played by Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) to launch his new album 'Get Lucky'.Fans have ...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com - Found Sep. 14, 2009
"I'm writing too many songs, and then I have to put them out --- I'm sorry," Mark Knopfler said at the start of what seems like our annual phone
Pop Matters - Found Sep. 22, 2009
Like a college student to free pizza, music critics often seem to experience an intense magnetic pull to compare any new Mark Knopfler solo release
PBS - Found Sep. 18, 2009
"Before gas and TV, before people had cars, we'd sit round the fires, pass around a guitar, remembering songs," sings Mark Knopfler on his new album,
Metronews - Found Sep. 16, 2009
Mark Knopfler's album Get Lucky More about Mark Knopfler , Music Reviews GRAHAM ROCKINGHAM FOR METRO CANADA Text size Mark Knopfler Album: Get Lucky
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