Last month, Mark Knopfler announced an ambitious endeavor: He recruited 54 famous rock guitarists to perform a new version of "Going Home: Theme From Local Hero." That illustrious crew includes what ...

On March 15, Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler will release a new, special recording of his anthemic composition, “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” featuring over 60 of the finest rock performers ever ...

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Mark Knopfler has a new charity single on the way, featuring a whopping 60 musical legends. The track, a recording of Knopfler's 1983 song "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)" will arrive on March 15.

Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler has united with over 60 artists — including Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Slash, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Sting, Brian May, ...

While working on Dire Straits‘ fourth album, Love Over Gold, released in 1982, Mark Knopfler had written a more seductive song that didn’t quite fit the band’s mold. He realized that the song would be ...

Moving into the 1980s, things were fraught in Dire Straits, with leader Mark Knopfler and brother David having a schism that ...

When Mark Knopfler was 13, he had a Saturday morning job as a copyboy for the Evening Chronicle in Newcastle, England. There, he became friends with the copy editor, the late poet Basil Bunting ...

Net proceeds to benefit Teen Cancer America and Teenage Cancer Trust; Ionic Original Disc master privately sold by NeoFidelity enables six-figure donation. More than anything else, I’d like to thank ...