Mark Knopfler [8271] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.6044 Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Birthday: 1949-08-12 Age: 75 years Movies: 40 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Mark Knopfler - 2024-04-12 Lindisfarne’s 2021-11-26 Great North: A R2021-09-08 Under the Volcan2021-03-20 Mark Knopfler: L2019-09-25 Mark Knopfler: T2015-03-16 Mark Knopfler: G2012-10-16 Mark Knopfler: A2011-01-28 Mark Knopfler: G2009-09-14 Mark Knopfler: G2009-09-14 An Evening with 2009-09-09 Mark Knopfler Pr2009-09-09 Mark Knopfler - 2007-11-12 Mark Knopfler: K2007-09-17 Mark Knopfler - 2007-09-10 Mark Knopfler - 2006-12-31 Mark Knopfler - 2006-12-11 Scotty Moore & F2005-09-08 Mark Knopfler - 2004-09-24 The Rocker: A Po1996-01-03 Mark Knopfler: A1996-01-01 The History of R1995-03-06 Curves Contours 1993-12-12 Dire Straits: Th1992-10-09 Dire Straits: Au1992-09-28 Dire Straits - L1992-06-28 Voices That Care1991-02-28 Guitar1991-01-01 Silver Clef Awar1990-11-15 Nelson Mandela 71988-06-11 The Secret Polic1987-01-01 All Star Concert1986-06-20 Dire Straits: Th1986-04-26 Dire Straits at 1985-07-13 Live Aid1985-07-13 Arena: Dire Stra1980-12-22 Dire Straits: Li1979-02-16 Rock Gala Concer Mark Knopfler: F Mark Knopfler: L