The ZZ Top song Mark Knopfler said was what music was “all about”

During the peak of the commercial powers, Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler looked to ZZ Top's boogie rock numbers for ...

Mark Knopfler looks back on Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits’ “sheer fluke” that made him a reluctant superstar

Brothers In Arms reinvented Knopfler and gave him more fame than he could handle. 40 years on, in a rare interview, the band ...

The album Mark Knopfler didn’t want to be paid for: “I was just happy to be asked”

Exploring comments made by Dire Straits musician Mark Knopfler about his collaborative album with Chet Atkins which he ...
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Take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in Mark Knopfler’s iconic soloing style

The trick over the sequence that underpins our solo is to lean into the Bm7 chord, as B Minor and D Major Pentatonics contain ...
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Mark Knopfler borrowed this 12-string electric for 50 years and played it on some famous songs. Now it could be yours

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Gardiner Houlgate auctioneer Luke Hobbs (left) poses with the Baldwin/Burns Double Six 12-string ...