Mark Knopfler   Pays : England Genre : Folk-Rock Dates : 1949 URL : cliquez ici Acheter un album de Mark Knopfler - Mark Knopfler a été consulté 10202 fois - Mark Knopfler a une moyenne de : 7.65 sur 10 - Mark Knopfler a recu 12 note(s) et 1 critique(s) - Mark Knopfler est classé : 1204 eme   Tweeter
Biographie de Mark Knopfler
The most celebrated British guitar hero to emerge in the 1970s and ‘80s, Mark Knopfler rose to fame as the leader of Dire Straits, and his songwriting and incisive guitar work played a decisive role in making them an international success story. At a time when punk and new wave were making technique for its own sake seem irrelevant, and metal was taking the guitar solo in noisier and unpredictable directions, Knopfler's clean but dexterous picking proved there was still room for traditionalism and chops in mainstream rock & roll. But even without considering Dire Straits, Knopfler has accumulated an impressive résumé as a producer, sideman, songwriter, and film composer, working alongside some of the best and best-known figures in the music business. Mark Freuder Knopfler was born in Glasgow, Scotland on August 12, 1949. His father, a Hungarian émigré, worked as an architect, while his mother, of English heritage, was a schoolteacher. The Knopfler family moved to England when Mark was seven years of age, settling in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, and he developed a passion for music while spending time with his uncle; as he told journalist Dan Forte, "I heard my Uncle Kingsley playing boogie-woogie on the piano when I was about eight or nine, and I thought that those three chords were the most magnificent things in the world -- still do." A few years later, Knopfler began learning to play guitar, first on an inexpensive Hofner model before moving up to a Fender electric his father bought for him. At 16, Knopfler and some pals cut a demo single that was never released, and he performed in a vocal group that was successful enough to merit an appearance on local television. In 1967, Knopfler enrolled at Harlow Technical College, where he studied journalism, and a year later he landed a job at the Yorkshire Evening Post, where he wrote news stories and music criticism. After two years at the Post, Knopfler opted to return to school, studying English at Leeds Uni ... Lire la suite
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Albums Studio
Privateering 2012 (Studio) Moyenne : 9   Get Lucky 2009 (Studio) Moyenne : 8   Kill Get Crimson 2007 (Studio) Moyenne : pas de note   All The Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) 2006 (Studio) Moyenne : 6   Shangri-la 2004 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.5   Shot At Glory 2002 (Studio/OST) Moyenne : pas de note   The Ragpicker's Dream 2002 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.5   Sailing To Philadelphia 2000 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.12   Metroland 1999 (Studio/OST) Moyenne : pas de note   Wag The Dog 1998 (Studio/OST) Moyenne : pas de note   Golden Heart 1996 (Studio) Moyenne : 8   Neck And Neck (with Chet Atkins) 1990 (Studio) Moyenne : pas de note   Last Exit To Brooklyn 1989 (Studio/OST) Moyenne : pas de note   The Princess Bride 1987 (Studio/OST) Moyenne : pas de note   Cal 1984 (Studio/OST) Moyenne : pas de note   Local Hero 1983 (Studio/OST) Moyenne : pas de note
Albums Live
Sultans Of Swing: Live The Royal Albert Hall, London 2007 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Real Live Roadrunning 2006 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note
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