Mark Knopfler 

One of the best guitarists ever !

 

by Romain (Feb 7, 2005)

 

Romeo and Juliet

Mark Knopfler is known as the leader and the guitarist of Dire Straits, a famous rock band of the 80's. He has also dedicated himself to a successful solo career. Before the creation ofDire Straits, Mark worked as a journalist and a teacher. In 1978 the band released their first album, Dire Straits, and one year later the second one, Communique. The band’s next albums, Making Movies (1980) and Love Over Gold (1982) featured the hits : Tunnel Of Love, Romeo And Juliet, Telegraph Road and The walk of Life, which are very famous songs. In 1985 Dire Straits released Brothers in Arms, one of the best selling albums of all times.

The Live in 85/86 tour saw Dire Straits play 234 shows in twelve months.

 They appeared at the Live Aid Concert (1985) and the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988). In 1983 Knopfler started a solo career with David Puttnam's film , Local Hero. In 1989, he and his old friends Steve Phillips and Brendan Croker formed the Notting Hillbillies for the multi-platinum selling album Missing...

In 1995 the official solo career was announced. 3.5 million copies of his second solo album Sailing To Philadelphia were sold. It featured contributions from Van Morrison and James Taylor. The third album, The Ragpicker's Dream, was realeased on September 30, 2002 by Mercury Records.

 


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