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David Knopfler (born December 27, 1952 in Glasgow) is an English guitarist, pianist, drummer, singer and songwriter.
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He was the son of a Jewish architect who left mainland Europe in 1939 and settled in Great Britain. David grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, where he attended Gosforth Grammar School. He then went to Bristol Polytechnic, when he left he got a job at the DHSS.
David was a founding member of British
rock band Dire Straits. David played
rhythm guitar
on Dire Straits' first two albums
After leaving Dire Straits, David released his first solo
album in 1983,
titled Release. Behind the Lines,
his second album, was released in 1985 and Cut the Wire in 1986. 1988 saw the release
of his 4th album, Lips Against the Steel,
released in the U.S. by Cypress Records. Lifelines
in 1991 was
recorded in Peter Gabriel's Real
World Studios. David released The Giver in 1993 (MESA/Bluemoon in
the U.S.). Its sparse acoustic arrangements brought strong critical
acclaim. Co-produced with
His ninth solo CD, Ship
of Dreams, was released in 2004. A book of poetry
has been recently published with the title Blood Stones and
Rhythmic Beasts by the UK's BlackWing books (released 6 May 2005,
The U.S./Canadian jazz label Justintime Records released Ship of Dreams in October 2005 with an alternate rendition of "Tears Fall" featuring Megan Slankard (replacing Julia Neigel on the original European release).
Recent co-writing projects have included co-writes with
David has also scored the soundtracks for various film and TV productions including such films as: Treffer (1984), Jakob hinter der blauen Tür (1989), Bathory (2000), Laser Mission (1990), Shergar (TV) (1984) and Der grosse Bellheim.
Knopfler finished recording his 10th solo album with keyboardist/producer, Tony Carey. Songs for the Siren, was released in Germany and UK on September 2006. The album features 11 new compositions and continues singer-songwriter approach of his honest songs in a new production atmosphere.
In Autumn 2006 he appeared on stage dueting with Karine Polwart at the Globe Theatre London in support of Reprieve.org. He played various gigs in Germany in 2007 and is scheduled to tour Australia.
| Dire Straits |
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| Mark Knopfler | John
Illsley
Alan Clark | Guy
Fletcher | David
Knopfler | Pick Withers | Hal
Lindes | |
| Discography |
| Albums and extended plays: |
| Hit Singles: Sultans
of Swing | Lady Writer | |
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