Mark Knopfler
| Mark Knopfler OBE |
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Mark Knopfler in 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mark Freuder Knopfler |
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12 August 1949 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
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| Occupation(s) | Film score composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Vertigo, Mercury, Warner Bros., Reprise |
| Associated acts | Dire Straits, The Notting Hillbillies, Chet Atkins, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, Sonny Landreth, Sting, Brewers Droop |
| Website | markknopfler |
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Pensa Custom MKII Steinberger GL-2 Gibson Les Paul Danelectro Shorthorn Fender Telecaster |
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Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as 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.
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 and as a solo artist and composer, Knopfler has 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.
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