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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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
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07/25/08
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Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia PA
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07/19/08
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JAM! Showbiz
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07/12/08
Live Review: Mark Knopfler in Winnipeg Brit-born guitar legend Mark Knopfler dazzled a s...
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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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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
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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.
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