The Dire Straits legend heard a blues guitarist moving beyond his influences and into something “really powerful” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a guitarist as revered as Mark Knopfler tells you another guitarist is "one of the best I've ever heard," you pay attention.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Knopfler has long been regarded as one of the premier electric guitar fingerstylists in the game. In recent years, though, ...

Mark Knopfler is on the short list for greatest guitarists of all time, having produced many of the most iconic solos still played today on the air guitar while driving (safely). Perhaps his greatest ...

Mark Knopfler’s “Going Home” debuts on several U.K. singles charts, driven by hometown pride, a recent performance, and lasting fan devotion. ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 16: Mark Knopfler from Dire ...

He's been described as a 'virtuoso' to boot.

Dire Straits made the transformation from pub rock strivers to pop superstars during the course of their time together. The one constant was the brilliant songwriting of their lead singer and ...

The singer and guitarist will be formally inducted into Hands Up For Trad's Traditional Music Hall of Fame.