AP - Sep 17, 2007
Mark Knopfler, Kill To Get Crimson (Warner Bros.) The man who brought us Sultans of Swing has become the Wizard of Waltzes. Half of the 12 songs on Mark Knopfler s Kill To Get Crimson are in 3/4 or...
More »E! Online - Jan 3, 2007
If you were to line them up according to their new royal assignations, Rod Stewart would outrank Hugh Laurie, but the good doctor has one up on the Beatles. Stewart was named a Commander of the...
More »E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
More »AP - Dec 4, 2006
Ronnie Lippin, a veteran publicist and manager who worked with rock icons such as Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson and Prince, died Monday. Lippin died of a rare form of breast cancer at Cedar Sinai Medical...
More »Reuters - Oct 6, 2006
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris June 28 performance at Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre is the subject of a CD/DVD set due in stores November 14. Real Live Roadrunning (Nonesuch/Warner Bros.) sports...
More »Reuters - Sep 13, 2006
When his Modern Times debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, 65-year-old Bob Dylan became the oldest artist to top the album chart. Dylan benefited from associations with iTunes and Starbucks...
More »Reuters - Jul 5, 2006
Shawn Colvin will ring in the second half of her life with the album These Four Walls, along with a new manager and label. It s a major confrontation, knowing that you have to grow up, the 50-year...
More »AP - May 22, 2006
If pop star Michelle Branch and her pal Jessica Harp had their way, their new country album Stand Still, Look Pretty would have registered even higher on the twang scale. We had people holding the...
More »AP - Apr 21, 2006
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris, All The Roadrunning (Nonesuch) Emmylou Harris would sound good matched with a singing hinge, while Mark Knopfler s songwriting and fretwork are always appealing, which...
More »Reuters - Sep 15, 2005
Now that he s a beloved musical icon, turning 80 and embraced by both blacks and whites, it s difficult to understand that B.B. King comes from a time when there were two Americas. Before the 13 Grammys...
More »Reuters - Jul 24, 2005
One of the negative consequences of industrialization is boredom, the oppressive familiarity of a task done too many times. Mark Knopfler never quite reached complete boredom, but it appeared that the...
More »Reuters - Jul 21, 2005
Mark Knopfler s miles away from filling stadiums anymore, and he seems to prefer it that way. His solo albums have been almost studiously relaxed, as if he s tired of producing crowd-pleasing hits and...
More »AP - Mar 5, 2005
Dire Straits lead guitarist Mark Knopfler said a near-fatal accident that left him with a broken collarbone and six broken ribs has given him a new perspective for his music. Everybody has their own...
More »AP - Dec 15, 2004
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week s ranking is in parentheses. The list is...
More »Reuters - Dec 7, 2004
Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of commercially successful Grammy Award contenders...
More »Reuters - Oct 5, 2004
After his run on the ongoing Vote for Change tour, John Fogerty will launch his own headlining tour Nov. 8 at Nashville s Ryman Auditorium. At deadline, 11 stops were confirmed in such cities as New...
More »Reuters - Sep 16, 2004
Guitarist John Fogerty first realized he was a failure about a decade ago. Sure, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 for his work as the singer/songwriter with Creedence Clearwater...
More »AP - Apr 15, 2004
It s a good thing Eric Clapton invited Vince Gill to perform at his Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas this June, because Gill would have a hard time staying away if he wasn t. It sounds like something...
More »Reuters - Nov 24, 2003
When Belfast s George Lowden built a rudimentary guitar at the age of 10, little did he know that one day some of the world s biggest rock stars would be lining up to pay top dollar for his work. It...
More »Reuters - Nov 8, 2003
Mark Knopfler will next week make his first live appearance since the March motorcycle accident that caused the cancellation of his summer U.K. tour. Knopfler has been added to the bill of Wednesday...
More »USRN - Jul 2, 2001
(7/2/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- With this weekend s death of guitar icon Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler has lost more than a friend--he s lost a hero. Knopfler, whom many guitarists look upon as a hero for his style...
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