Years Active: 1980-2008
Band Members: Terry Williams, Alan Clark, David Knopfler, Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Hal Lindes, Pick Withers
Influenced by: Eric Clapton, Randy Newman, J.J. Cale, Bob Dylan, Chet Atkins
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Jan 27 2009 11:00AM
by Spinner Staff
Filed under: The Hit List
Spinner: "You play your guitar on the MTV" --Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing' (1985) Remember when people actually played music on TV and made money? Good times! Next: Best Gibberish Lyrics ... Read more
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10/09/09
Keith Urban is in a lighter mood If you were married to actress Nicole Kidman, you might...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO
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09/18/09
MARK KNOPFLER K nopfler's now made more than twice as many solo albums as he made leadin...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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09/15/09
LISTENING STATION: Ex-frontman's 'Lucky' album There is a familiar mellowness to Mark Kn...
The Washington Post - Washington DC
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09/13/09
Knopfler's new CD full of gems That ol' Mark Knopfler , he just keeps rollin' along.
Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI
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04/06/09
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: No Twitter, no blog, no point The other day -- this is so embarrassin...
Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI
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10/08/08
Dire Straits Reunion in the Works? John Illsley, the bassist for Dire Straits, has said ...
TheCelebrityCafe.com
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07/25/08
Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Tom Di Nardo, Shaun Brady, Sara Sherr, Jonathan Takiff and Damon C. Williams.
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia PA
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07/19/08
Live Review: Mark Knopfler in Ottawa As guitar gods go, it's hard to find one with less ...
JAM! Showbiz
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07/12/08
Live Review: Mark Knopfler in Winnipeg Brit-born guitar legend Mark Knopfler dazzled a s...
JAM! Showbiz
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07/03/08
Knopfler rises above storm British rocker Mark Knopfler brought his own powerful electri...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA
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09/30/09
Music Review: Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky So I was bored the other night and decided to fl...
Blogcritics.org Music
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09/23/09
Music Review: Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky It was many years ago, back in that long ago, by...
Blogcritics.org Music
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09/16/09
Mark Knopfler Announces 2010 Get Lucky World Tour Mark Knopfler has announced dates for ...
Blogcritics.org Music
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09/15/09
Music Review: Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky Has he drastically changed his style or sound?
Blogcritics.org Music
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08/24/09
Verse Chorus Verse: Dire Straits - "Romeo & Juliet" Some people take a classic and make ...
Blogcritics.org Music
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06/30/09
Mark Knopfler To Release Get Lucky September 15 Former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfl...
Blogcritics.org Music
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10/07/08
News Ticker: Weird Al, Tenacious D, Dire Straits and Ice Cube Tenacious D will release t...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/01/08
Mark Knopfler’s Second Act, Plus His Essential Dire Straits and Solo LPs Since he walked...
Rock and Roll Daily
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07/16/08
Concert Review: Mark Knopfler, July 15, 2008, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN I can read...
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07/13/08
Mark Knopfler @ Orpheum Why did he bury Knopfler's voice in the mix for soooo long?
Pop Life
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06/29/08
Mark Knopfler proves worthy of `guitar hero’ tag in concert Mark Knopfler, the sultan of...
The Concert Blog
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03/31/08
Carbon/Silicon @ Varsity If it was for the former reason, then they probably left happy.
Pop Life
