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Mark Knopfler on his difficult collaboration with his childhood hero, Bob Dylan
The guitarist was at his peak with Dire Straits when Dylan hired him to produce 'Infidels,' the celebrated album that marked ...
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“Had a Little Saboteur in Him”: Producer Recalls Difficult ‘Infidels’ Sessions With Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
Bob Dylan invited Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler to collaborate in the early 1980s, but neither artist was prepared for the other's workflow.
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Mark Knopfler on how he enlisted Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and dozens more for the all-star Local Hero theme
Poignantly, it also features the last known studio guitar session by Jeff Beck. The project, which was released under the ...
When Bob Dylan played with an LA punk band to promote the album he made with Mark Knopfler
Infidels, Dylan's first secular album in half a decade, was graced with a bounty of sweetly tasteful leads from the Dire ...
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Mark Knopfler speaks of pride in Geordie roots ahead of charity re-recording of Local Hero
Mark Knopfler has spoken of the pride he has in ... "Pete Townshend was the first into the studio with his guitar and amp. When he plays a chord, it stays played. "Then there was Eric Clapton ...