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Mark Freuder Knopfler, (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer and film score composer. He was the lead guitarist, lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. He was born in Glasgow but raised near Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Since Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler has recorded and produced eight solo albums and, as with his previous band, produced many hit songs. He has composed and produced film scores for nine films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), Wag the Dog (1997) and Altamira (2016).
In addition to his work with Dire Straits, Knopfler has, as a solo artist, recorded and performed with many prominent musicians, including B.B. King, Chet Atkins, Chris Botti, John Anderson, the Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, Phil Lynott, Donal Lunny, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Sting, and James Taylor, sometimes working as a session musician. He has produced albums for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman.
Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million records to date. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.
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Albums
Border Reiver Single
Kill to Get Crimson
Punish the Monkey Single
True Love Will Never Fade Single
Boom, Like That Single
Shangri-La
Guitar Dreams
Why Aye Man Single
What It Is Single
Download at Amazon.com®Sailing to Philadelphia Single
Silvertown Blues Single
Wag the Dog Single
Rüdiger Single
Cannibals Single
Darling Pretty Single
A Night in London
Going Home: Theme from Local Hero Single
Poor Boy Blues Single
Storybook Love (Theme From The Princess Bride) Single
The Princess Bride
Comfort and Joy
Popular Songs
- .38 Special
- My Heart Has Never Changed
- Terminal of Tribute To
- Heart of Oak
- Wherever I Go
- Mighty Man
- Silver Eagle
- Beryl
- Lights of Taormina
- Broken Bones
- Long Cool Girl
- River Towns
- Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
- Basil
- Skydiver
- Telegraph Road
- One More Matinee
- Princess Bride Theme
- Why Worry Now
- I'll See You in My Dreams
- The Next Time I'm in Town
- Tears
- Just One Time
- Yakety Axe
- Tahitian Skies
- So Soft, Your Goodbye
- There'll Be Some Changes Made
- Poor Boy Blues
- Sweet Dreams
- The Iizzy and the Still