David Knopfler

British musician

1952 – ·

Wikipedia ↗Images on Commons ↗Official site ↗Wikidata (Q449476) ↗

Born: 27 December 1952, Glasgow
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Educated at: University of the West of England, Gosforth Academy
Genre: rock music, jazz
Member of: Dire Straits
discography: David Knopfler discography
family name: Knopfler
given name: David
instance of: human
instrument: guitar, piano
languages spoken, written or signed: English
name in native language: David Knopfler
record label: Intercord, Polydor, Mercury Records, Ariola
sex or gender: male
sibling: Mark Knopfler
social media followers: 5240, 4843
spouse: Anna Perera
start of work period: 1977

About

David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British musician. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band in 1980 during the recording of their third album, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist.

From Wikipedia ↗, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗) — continue reading ↗. Highlighted names link within MetaHistoryBook.

David Knopfler

About

About

Influence

Connected on Wikidata

Composer of

Subject of

Spouse of

Related creators

Authority files

Related creators

Connected on Wikidata

Composer of

Subject of

Spouse of

Authority files

About