Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler has teamed up ... guitars for himself and gifted one to Knopfler, who immediately became a fan. He used this guitar to record Tunnel 13 from his album One ...

Credit: Phil Dent/Redferns Mark Knopfler has been celebrated for his guitar tone since Dire Straits dropped their self-titled debut album in 1977. From the moment guitarists heard the album hit ...

Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler has revealed he got his guitar playing style from strumming tennis rackets with his sister as a child. The 74-year-old said he had always been left-handed ...

A new video outlines the more than 60 artists who contributed to the recently released charity single by Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes. "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)" debuted last week ...

The supergroup is billing themselves as Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes, and the song was produced by former Dire Straits keyboardist, Guy Fletcher. It also features contributions from Joan ...

An animated video for Mark Knopfler‘s all-star charity single “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” – which brought together a stunning lineup of over 60 guitar gods to raise funds for Teen ...

Mark Knopfler has announced a new recording of “Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)” with his Guitar Heroes, an unprecedented supergroup of the world’s biggest rockstars and instrumental ...

The supergroup, named Guitar Heroes, comprises 54 musicians who joined forces to play on “Mark Knopfler’s Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero”, proceeds from which will raise money for the ...

By Lars Brandle An impressive collection of Mark Knopfler’s guitars and amps went under the hammer this week, raking in more than £8.8 million ($11 million) – a chunk of which goes to charity.

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - British musician and former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is selling off a large part of his extensive guitar collection at a London auction with part of the ...

Mark Knopfler, frontman of British rock band Dire Straits, is parting with what he calls his “treasured six-string companions.” The musician’s collection of more than 120 guitars and amps ...