Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Genres: rock, classic rock, singer-songwriter, blues, guitar
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About Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter, 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 nine 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, Phil Lynott, Donal Lunny, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Sting, Emmylou Harris , James Taylor and Sonny Landreth , 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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Mark Knopfler — Top 30 songs of 310
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Mark Knopfler | All That Matters | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Good On You Son | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Our Shangri-La | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Beryl | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Boom, Like That | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Junkie Doll | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Song For Sonny Liston | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Darling Pretty | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Cleaning My Gun | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Sailing to Philadelphia | ||
| Mark Knopfler | The Long Road | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Our Shangria | ||
| Mark Knopfler | - How long | ||
| Mark Knopfler | River Towns | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Ahead Of The Game (Official Video) | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Before My Train Comes | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Silvertown Blues | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Why Aye Man | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Hot Or What | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Tunnel 13 | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Blood And Water | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Do America | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Nobody's Got The Gun | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Rudiger | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Speedway At Nazareth | ||
| Mark Knopfler | The Road | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Today Is Okay | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Tralala | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Whoop De Doo | ||
| Mark Knopfler | Silver Eagle |