Mark Knopfler
Sound · Born 1949-08-12 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949) 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.
Known for
- Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms (2025)
- Mark Knopfler - One Deep River (2024)
- Great North: A Run. A River. A Region. (2021)
- Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story (2021)
- Under the Volcano (2021)
- Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019 (2019)
- Mark Knopfler - Milano 2019 (2019)
- Mark Knopfler - Live in Valencia 2019 (2019)
- Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2018)
- Dire Straits: The Best Of (2016)
- Mark Knopfler: Tracker - A Documentary (2015)
- Mark Knopfler: Live in Taormina (2013)
- Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories (2012)
- Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs (2011)
- The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth (2010)
- Mark Knopfler: Live in Gredos (2010)
- Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - Behind the Scenes (2009)
- Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - The Interviews (2009)
- An Evening with Mark Knopfler and band (2009)
- Mark Knopfler: Live at the Atrium (2009)
- Mark Knopfler - Live for Prince's Trust (2009)
- O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar (2009)
- Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson - A Documentary (2007)
- Mark Knopfler - Live In Berlin 2007 (2007)