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Mark Knopfler
Birth at
12 August 1949
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Mark Knopfler, full name Mark Froyder Knopfler, musician, songwriter, producer, is one of the founders. Dire Straits team He was born on 12 August 1949 in Scotland. A distinctive feature of Mark Knopfler is the performance of compositions in a rather peculiar style, when the voice of the singer and the sound of the guitar are a certain symbiosis. The musician is one of the best guitarists in the world, preferring finger contact with the instrument. At the age of 19, Mark worked as a journalist for
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Mark Knopfler, full name Mark Froyder Knopfler, musician, songwriter, producer, is one of the founders.
Dire Straits team He was born on 12 August 1949 in Scotland. A distinctive feature of Mark Knopfler is the performance of compositions in a rather peculiar style, when the voice of the singer and the sound of the guitar are a certain symbiosis. The musician is one of the best guitarists in the world, preferring finger contact with the instrument.
At the age of 19, Mark worked as a journalist for the Yorkshire newspaper POST, and it was then, in 1968, during an interview, he met Steve Phillips. Soon the band formed the Duolian String Pickers duo, and for two years they performed in various music clubs and pubs in Scotland. In 1970, Knopfler entered the university and the group broke up.
Since 1977, Mark Knopfler has been collaborating with a musical collective called Dire Straits, where he has been a songwriter, vocalist and solo guitarist for 18 years. Participation in Dire Straits brings him worldwide fame and popularity.
Knopfler also combines his work with Dire Straits with other projects, such as The Notting Hillbillies, where he also writes songs and occasionally performs at concerts. In addition, the musician collaborates with some performers, in particular Chet Atkins.
Chris Rea,
"Local Hero" (Local Hero), "Cal,"
"Swamping" (Wag the Dog) Tour performances of the singer are held in many major cities around the world, in Russia, Mark held concerts three times. /
Discography
1996 Golden Heart
1996 - A Night in London
2000 - Sailing to Philadelphia
2002 The Ragpicker's Dream
2004 - Shangri-La
2005 - One Take Radio Sessions
2006 The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations
2007 Kill to Get Crimson
2007 Brothers in Arms - 25th Anniversary Single Release
2009 - Get Lucky