Mark Knopfler

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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
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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

Mark Knopfler Video Gallery

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Clip Played at Montserrat...so sweet ^^. Video
Filename: Mark Knopfler - Brothers in Arms
Clip MK Rulez! Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (live) ... Utkan Karaahmetoglu Ufkexistance Best Guitar Performance Ever Dire Straits Mark Knopfler ... Video
Filename: Best Guitar Performance Ever - Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (live) - ...
Clip Telegraph Road, live at the Royal Albert Hall, 30th May 2005. Great video, amazing audio! Video
Filename: Telegraph Road - AMAZING AUDIO!! - Mark Knopfler - Live 2005
Clip The first single from "Get Lucky". Universal Music says this was released to radio on August 10th 2009. © Mark Knopfler. Video
Filename: Mark Knopfler - Border Reiver [NEW SINGLE]
Clip Mark Knopfler plays with the Letterman band some excerpts from his hits, Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, Sultans of Swing, etc. Very interesting ... Video
Filename: Mark Knopfler at Late Show with David Letterman, 13-11-2002
Clip Berlin 10-09-2007 Video
Filename: Mark Knopfler - Postcards from Paraguay
Clip Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins play a great instrumental medley live at Secret Policeman's Third Ball 1987. 'I'll see you in my dreams ... Video
Filename: Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Instrumental Medley
Clip Mark Knopfler plays Local Hero Wild Theme, live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, Music for Montserrat concert, with his Gibson Les Paul ´58 Video
Filename: Mark Knopfler Local Hero Wild Theme, Montserrat ´97