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- Mark_Knopfler abstract "Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British songwriter, film score composer, guitarist, and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his brother, David Knopfler, in 1977.After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler went on to record and produce seven solo albums, and, as with his previous tenure, produced many hit songs. He has composed and produced film scores for eight films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), and Wag the Dog (1997).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 Chet Atkins, Chris Botti, The Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Emmylou Harris, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, 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 magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million albums 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.".
- Mark_Knopfler activeYearsStartYear "1965".
- Mark_Knopfler alias "Knopfler, Mark Freuder".
- Mark_Knopfler associatedBand Bob_Dylan.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedBand Chet_Atkins.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedBand Dire_Straits.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedBand Emmylou_Harris.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedBand Eric_Clapton.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedBand Sonny_Landreth.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedBand Sting_(musician).
- Mark_Knopfler associatedBand The_Notting_Hillbillies.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedMusicalArtist Bob_Dylan.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedMusicalArtist Chet_Atkins.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedMusicalArtist Dire_Straits.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedMusicalArtist Emmylou_Harris.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedMusicalArtist Eric_Clapton.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedMusicalArtist Sonny_Landreth.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedMusicalArtist Sting_(musician).
- Mark_Knopfler associatedMusicalArtist The_Notting_Hillbillies.
- Mark_Knopfler background "solo_singer".
- Mark_Knopfler birthDate "1949-08-12".
- Mark_Knopfler birthPlace Glasgow.
- Mark_Knopfler birthYear "1949".
- Mark_Knopfler genre Blues_rock.
- Mark_Knopfler genre Celtic_rock.
- Mark_Knopfler genre Rock_music.
- Mark_Knopfler genre Roots_rock.
- Mark_Knopfler hometown Newcastle_upon_Tyne.
- Mark_Knopfler instrument Fender_Stratocaster.
- Mark_Knopfler instrument Pensa_Custom_Guitars.
- Mark_Knopfler instrument Resonator_guitar.
- Mark_Knopfler instrument Steinberger.
- Mark_Knopfler occupation Film_score.
- Mark_Knopfler recordLabel Mercury_Records.
- Mark_Knopfler recordLabel Reprise_Records.
- Mark_Knopfler recordLabel Vertigo_Records.
- Mark_Knopfler recordLabel Warner_Bros._Records.
- Mark_Knopfler thumbnail Markknopfler20061.jpg?width=300.
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- Mark_Knopfler alternativeNames "Knopfler, Mark Freuder".
- Mark_Knopfler associatedActs Bob_Dylan.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedActs Chet_Atkins.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedActs Dire_Straits.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedActs Emmylou_Harris.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedActs Eric_Clapton.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedActs Sonny_Landreth.
- Mark_Knopfler associatedActs Sting_(musician).
- Mark_Knopfler associatedActs The_Notting_Hillbillies.
- Mark_Knopfler background "solo_singer".
- Mark_Knopfler birthDate "1949-08-12".
- Mark_Knopfler birthName "Mark Freuder Knopfler".
- Mark_Knopfler birthPlace "Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom".
- Mark_Knopfler caption "Mark Knopfler, 2006".
- Mark_Knopfler dateOfBirth "1949-08-12".
- Mark_Knopfler genre Blues_rock.
- Mark_Knopfler genre Celtic_rock.
- Mark_Knopfler genre Rock_music.
- Mark_Knopfler genre Roots_rock.
- Mark_Knopfler hasPhotoCollection Mark_Knopfler.
- Mark_Knopfler id "mn0000831236".
- Mark_Knopfler instrument "Vocals, guitar, resonator guitar".
- Mark_Knopfler label Mercury_Records.
- Mark_Knopfler label Reprise_Records.
- Mark_Knopfler label Vertigo_Records.
- Mark_Knopfler label Warner_Bros._Records.
- Mark_Knopfler label "Mark Knopfler".
- Mark_Knopfler name "Knopfler, Mark".
- Mark_Knopfler name "Mark Knopfler".
- Mark_Knopfler notableInstruments Fender_Stratocaster.
- Mark_Knopfler notableInstruments Pensa_Custom_Guitars.
- Mark_Knopfler notableInstruments Steinberger.
- Mark_Knopfler occupation "Film score composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, singer-songwriter".
- Mark_Knopfler origin "Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom".
- Mark_Knopfler placeOfBirth "Glasgow, Scotland".
- Mark_Knopfler shortDescription "British guitarist".
- Mark_Knopfler website markknopfler.com.
- Mark_Knopfler wordnet_type synset-musician-noun-1.
- Mark_Knopfler yearsActive "1965".
- Mark_Knopfler description "British guitarist".
- Mark_Knopfler description "British guitarist".
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:1949_births.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:20th-century_English_singers.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:21st-century_English_singers.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:Alumni_of_the_University_of_Leeds.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:Blues_rock_musicians.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:Brit_Award_winners.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:British_people_of_Hungarian-Jewish_descent.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:Car_collectors.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:Celtic_rock_music.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:Country_rock_singers.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:Dire_Straits_members.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:English_male_singers.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:English_people_of_Scottish_descent.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:English_rock_guitarists.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:English_rock_singers.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:English_singer-songwriters.
- Mark_Knopfler subject Category:English_songwriters.