Mark KnopflerNationality:
Scottish Birthdate:
08/12/1949 Birthplace:
Glasgow, Scotland
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Best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the chart-busting English rock band Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler has also dedicated himself to an equally successful second career composing film scores. He was a late bloomer who worked as a journalist and a teacher before forming Dire Straits in 1977. Two years later, the band (which included his younger brother David) scored their first hit, "Sultan of Swing", and anonymity was a thing of the past. His restrained, thoughtful songs provided an alternative to punk that was not a retread of some tired style and had the added appeal of his mournful
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Year
Milestone
1968
Worked as a reporter and rock music critic, Yorkshire Evening Post
Member of the rock groups Brewer's Droop and Cafe Racers, both in London
Was lecturer in English at Loughton College
1977
Founded the rock group Dire Straits
1979
Dire Straits had first hit, "Sultans of Swing"
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