Mark Knopfler was born on the 12th of August, 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland. He is the lead singer and lead guitarist of Dire Straights, which he and his brother David founded.
Dire Straits completing six albums, Brothers in Arms (1985) became one of the bestselling albums in history. This is the one that launched their careers.
They disbanded in 95 and Mark went in a completely different direction. He working included rubbing elbows with the likes of B.B. King, Chet Atkins, Chris Botti, John Anderson, the Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John, and many more.
He is know for his extraordinary finger picking style.
Genre
Rock, blues rock, country rock
Labels
Vertigo
Mercury
Warner Bros
Reprise
Verve
Virgin
EMI
Blue Note
Artist Website Link: http://markknopfler.com/
Discography
with Dire Straits
Dire Straits (1978)
Communiqué (1979)
Making Movies (1980)
Love over Gold (1982)
Brothers in Arms (1985)
On Every Street (1991)
Solo albums
Golden Heart (1996)
Sailing to Philadelphia (2000)
The Ragpicker’s Dream (2002)
Shangri-La (2004)
Kill to Get Crimson (2007)
Get Lucky (2009)
Privateering (2012)
Tracker (2015)
Down the Road Wherever (2018)
Soundtrack albums
Local Hero (1983)
Cal (1984)
Comfort and Joy (1984)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Wag the Dog (1998)
Metroland (1999)
A Shot at Glory (2002)
Altamira (2016) with Evelyn Glennie
Collaborations
Missing…Presumed Having a Good Time (1990) as a member of The Notting Hillbillies
Neck and Neck (1990) with Chet Atkins
All the Roadrunning (2006) with Emmylou Harris
MultiTracks
Dire Straits | Money For Nothing (Mark Knopfler guitar only)
Dire Straits | Sultans Of Swing (Mark Knopfler vocal and guitar only)