Mark Knopfler

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 12, 1949 (75 years old)

Mark Knopfler

Known For

Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends
TV Show 2024

Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends

Join AC/DC singer, Brian Johnson and Dire Straits singer and guitarist, Mark Knopfler as they share their incredible knowledge and experiences with each other - and a hand-picked selection of music royalty.

Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
0h 58m
Movie 2021

Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four documentary.

Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
1h 27m
Movie 2021

Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.

GREAT NORTH: A RUN. A RIVER. A REGION is a documentary film about the Great North Run, a half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields.

Under the Volcano
1h 36m
Movie 2021

Under the Volcano

The story of George Martin’s AIR Studios Montserrat and the island that changed music forever.

Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019
2h 11m
Movie 2019

Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019

Mark Knopfler is adding a performance at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden on September 25 with special guest Bonnie Raitt to his North American tour in support of his critically acclaimed album, Down the Road Wherever. On tour Knopfler performs with an expanded ten-piece band, most of whom have been working with him for more than two decades.

Mark Knopfler: Tracker - A Documentary
0h 23m
Movie 2015

Mark Knopfler: Tracker - A Documentary

For all fans who like this album “Tracker”, down below is short 23 minutes documentary video. In this documentary, Mark talks about the mysterious craft of song-writing as well as his inspiration drawn from literature and the close creative collaboration with his band. When he talks about the songs from the album, he also made a short acoustic versions from them which sound really interesting.

Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories
0h 44m
Movie 2012

Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories

A documentary with Guitar legend Mark Knopfler in the highlight.

Seven Ages of Rock
1h 4m
TV Show 2007

Seven Ages of Rock

A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.

Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes
2h 10m
Movie 1992

Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes

Dire Straits show at Les Arènes de Nîmes 1992 festival in Southern France. Dire Straits is a British rock band formed in Deptford in the summer of 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass) and Pick Withers (drums). Considered one of the greatest rock bands of the 1980s, Dire Straits has sold over 120 million albums since its inception.

Dire Straits - Live In Basel
2h 24m
Movie 1992

Dire Straits - Live In Basel

Concert held at St. Jacob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, 28.06.1992, during the On Every Street tour. One of the best concerts of Dire Straits.

Biography

Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. 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. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.

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