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Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE born 12 August 1949 Is A British Singer Guitarist Composer Songwriter Record Producer And Film Score Composer. He Was The Lead Guitarist Lead Singer And Songwriter For The Rock Band Dire Straits Which He Co-Founded With His Younger Brother David Knopfler In 1977. He Was Born In Glasgow But Raised Near Newcastle Upon Tyne England. Since Dire Straits Disbanded In 1995 Knopfler Has Recorded And Produced Nine Solo Albums And As With His Previous Band Produced Many Hit Songs. He Has Composed And Produced Film Scores For Nine Films Including Local Hero 1983 Cal 1984 The Princess Bride 1987 Wag The Dog 1997 And Altamira 2016 . In Addition To His Work With Dire Straits Knopfler Has As A Solo Artist Recorded And Performed With Many Prominent Musicians Including B.B. King Chet Atkins Chris Botti John Anderson The Chieftains Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Elton John Bryan Ferry George Jones Phil Lynott Donal Lunny Van Morrison Steely Dan Sting Emmylou Harris James Taylor And Sonny Landreth Sometimes Working As A Session Musician. He Has Produced Albums For Tina Turner Bob Dylan And Randy Newman. Knopfler Is A Fingerstyle Guitarist And Was Ranked 27th On Rolling Stone's List Of 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time. Knopfler And Dire Straits Have Sold In Excess Of 120 Million Records To Date. 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. Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply. read less