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Knopfler parted ways with 120 of his prized instruments for charity, including much of the Brothers in Arms gear ...
He says he’s “gotten away with murder” across his career and points to the true unsung heroes of the guitar scene ...
Knopfler has been on the campaign trail to celebrate 40 years of Dire Straits’ legendary Brothers in Arms LP, on which he made a surprise confession about the best guitar solo he’s ever written.
Cult Shop: guitars so good, Mark Knopfler wrote a song about them The instruments, of course, don’t do all the work.
Mark Knopfler has been celebrated for his guitar tone since Dire Straits dropped their self-titled debut album in 1977. From the moment guitarists heard the album hit “Sultans of Swing,” it ...
Mark Knopfler, the Glasgow-born lead singer and guitarist with Dire Straits, is to auction more than a hundred of his guitars and amplifiers, with a quarter of the proceeds going to charity. The ...
IN music, one-time Dire Straits mastermind Mark Knopfler, 51, seems to have done it all. As a guitarist, he’s an original who developed his own electric finger-picked style. His songwriting c… ...
Mark Knopfler has opened the treasure trove of his guitar and amp collection for a forthcoming Christie's auction, including a '59 Burst and the 1983 Les Paul he used on Dire Straits' world-conquering ...
Guitars and amplifiers belonging to Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler have sold for more than £8m at auction - much higher than had been estimated.
Mark Knopfler auctions guitars and makes millions for charity The London auction saw registered bidders and buyers from 61 countries, with a final total including buyer’s premium, confirmed at ...
Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler will sell off a collection of guitars he considers “old friends” at a Christie’s auction in London next year.
LONDON (AP) — Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler will sell off a collection of guitars he considers “old friends” at a Christie’s auction in London next year. The musician is putting 120 ...