The Mark Knopfler discography consists of recordings by British singer-songwriter and guitarist
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...
, not including his work with
Dire Straits. Knopfler began recording apart from Dire Straits in 1983, when he released his first soundtrack album ''
Local Hero''. That same year he produced his first album, ''
Infidels
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Infidel is an ecclesiastical term in Christianity around which the Church ...
'' for
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
. Between 1983 and 2016, Knopfler composed and released nine soundtrack albums, the last of which was with
Evelyn Glennie
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish percussionist. She was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015.
Early life
Glennie was born in Methlick, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The in ...
.
After he quietly disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, Knopfler released his first solo album ''
Golden Heart
''Golden Heart'' is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 26 March 1996 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Following a successful career l ...
'' in 1996. In total, he has released nine studio albums, two collaborative studio albums with
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music ...
and
Emmylou Harris, and twenty-two singles. In addition, Knopfler has also produced four additional albums for other artists, including ''
Land of Dreams'' in 1988 for
Randy Newman, and has appeared on many albums by other artists, providing guitar tracks or guest appearance vocals.
Albums
Studio albums
Soundtrack albums
* ''
Local Hero'' (1983)
* ''
Cal'' (1984)
* ''
Comfort and Joy'' (1984)
* ''
The Princess Bride The Princess Bride may refer to:
* ''The Princess Bride'' (novel), 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman
William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He ...
'' (1987)
* ''
Last Exit to Brooklyn
''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. The novel takes a harsh, uncompromising look at lower class Brooklyn in the 1950s written in a brusque, everyman style of prose.
Critics and fellow writers praised ...
'' (1989)
* ''
Wag the Dog
''Wag the Dog'' is a 1997 American political satire black comedy film produced and directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. The film centers on a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer who fabricate a war in Al ...
'' (1998)
* ''
Metroland'' (1999)
* ''
A Shot at Glory
''A Shot at Glory'' is a film by Michael Corrente produced in 1999 and released in 2002, starring Robert Duvall and the Scottish football player Ally McCoist. It had limited commercial and critical success. The film features the fictional Sco ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Altamira
Altamira may refer to:
People
*Altamira (surname)
Places
* Cave of Altamira, a cave in Cantabria, Spain famous for its paintings and carving
*Altamira, Pará, a city in the Brazilian state of Pará
* Altamira, Huila, a town and municipality in ...
'' (2016) with
Evelyn Glennie
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish percussionist. She was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015.
Early life
Glennie was born in Methlick, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The in ...
Collaborative albums
Studio
* ''
Neck and Neck'' (1990) with Chet Atkins
* ''
All the Roadrunning
''All the Roadrunning'' is a collaboration between British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler and American singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, released on 24 April 2006 by Mercury Records and Universal Music internationally, and by Warne ...
'' (2006) with Emmylou Harris
Live
* ''
Real Live Roadrunning
''Real Live Roadrunning'' is a collaborative live album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler and American singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, released on 14 November 2006 by Mercury Records and Universal Music internationally, a ...
'' (2006) with Emmylou Harris
Compilation albums
*''
Screenplaying'' (1993)
*''
The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations'' (2005)
with
The Notting Hillbillies
The Notting Hillbillies were a country rock project formed by British singer-songwriter Mark Knopfler in May 1986. The group consisted of Knopfler (guitar and vocals), Steve Phillips (guitar and vocals), Brendan Croker (guitar and vocals), Guy F ...
* ''
Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time'' (1990)
EPs
* ''
The Trawlerman's Song EP'' (2005)
* ''
One Take Radio Sessions'' (2005)
Singles
* "
Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" (1983) -
UK #56
* "
Darling Pretty" (1996) -
UK #33
* "
Cannibals
Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is well documented, bo ...
" (1996) -
UK #42, AUS #97
* "Rüdiger" (1996)
* "
What It Is" (2000)
US (AAA) #3, CH #38, DE #81, FR #56, NL #38, NO #10, IT #3, ES #4
* "Sailing to Philadelphia" - with
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...
(2001)
NL #73
* "Silvertown Blues" (2001)
* "
Why Aye Man
''The Ragpicker's Dream'' is the third solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 30 September 2002 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album receiv ...
" (2002) -
UK #81
* "
Boom, Like That" (2004) -
UK #34, US (AAA) #2
* "The Trawlerman's Song" (2005)
* "
All the Roadrunning
''All the Roadrunning'' is a collaboration between British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler and American singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, released on 24 April 2006 by Mercury Records and Universal Music internationally, and by Warne ...
" - with
Emmylou Harris (2006) -
UK #8
* "This is Us" - with Emmylou Harris (2006) -
US (AAA) #5
* "Beachcombing" - with Emmylou Harris (2006)
* "True Love Will Never Fade" (2007)
* "Punish the Monkey" (2007)
* "Border Reiver" (2009)
* "Remembrance Day" (2009)
* "Redbud Tree" (2012)
* "Beryl" (2015)
US (AAA) #23
* "Skydiver" (2015)
* "Good on You Son" (2018)
US (AAA) #39
* "Back on the Dance Floor" (2018)
Other appearances
Unreleased
* "Theme Music" - ''In Private in Public: The Prince and Princess of Wales'' soundtrack
* "Get Busy" and "The Other Side of the Moon" - ''
Hooves of Fire
"Hooves of Fire" is one of three animated BBC Christmas comedy television specials, filmed using stop motion techniques, and presented in 1999 in aid of Comic Relief.
Story
Robbie, son of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, arrives at Coldchester, ...
''
Production and session work
as producer
* ''
Infidels
An infidel (literally "unfaithful") is a person accused of disbelief in the central tenets of one's own religion, such as members of another religion, or the irreligious.
Infidel is an ecclesiastical term in Christianity around which the Church ...
'' (1983) by
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
. Although Knopfler disowned the reworked version of the album as released, his production is still noticeable. Left off the album, but later released on
The Bootleg Series
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has released 39 studio albums, 95 singles, 18 notable extended plays, 54 music videos, 15 live albums, 17 volumes comprising '' The Bootleg Series'', 29 compilation albums, 22 box sets, seven soundtracks as m ...
, is the critically acclaimed
"Blind Willie McTell", featuring only Dylan, singing and playing piano, accompanied by Knopfler on acoustic guitar.
* ''
Knife
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'' (1984) by
Aztec Camera
Aztec Camera were a Scottish pop/ new wave band founded by Roddy Frame, the group's singer, songwriter, and only consistent member. Formed in 1980, Aztec Camera released a total of six studio albums: ''High Land, Hard Rain'' (1983), ''Knife'' ( ...
. This Scottish indie/new wave band was mostly a vehicle for the work of
Roddy Frame
Roddy Frame (born 29 January 1964) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was the founder of the 1980s new wave band Aztec Camera and has undertaken a solo career since the group's dissolution. In November 2013, journalist Brian Do ...
, much as Dire Straits only ever recorded Mark Knopfler compositions.
* ''
Miracle
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'' (1987) by
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr.; August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created ori ...
. The album was dedicated to Knopfler and his wife "for their support which was nothing short of a Miracle in a time of Dire Straits." The album ends with the ballad "Storybook Love", the theme from
''The Princess Bride''.
* ''
Land of Dreams'' (1988) by
Randy Newman. Knopfler produced seven of the album's twelve tracks. The album includes the single "It's Money that Matters", which revisits the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing".
* ''
The Sailor's Revenge'' (2012) by
Bap Kennedy
Martin Christopher Kennedy (17 June 1962 – 1 November 2016), known as Bap Kennedy, was a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was noted for his collaborations with Steve Earle, Van Morrison, Shane MacGowan and Mark Knopfler, a ...
was recorded at British Grove Studios in 2011.
as session musician
The following contain guitar performances or guest appearances by Knopfler.
* ''
Oh What a Feeling'' by
Mavis Staples (1979)
* "
Gotta Serve Somebody
"Gotta Serve Somebody" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as the opening track on his 1979 studio album ''Slow Train Coming''. It won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Male in 19 ...
"/"Trouble in Mind" by
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
(1979)
* ''
Slow Train Coming'' by
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
(1979)
* ''Sandy McLelland & the Backline'' by Sandy McLelland (1979)
* "King's Call" from ''
Solo in Soho
''Solo in Soho'' is the debut solo album by Irish rock singer Philip Lynott, released while he was still in Thin Lizzy. Current and former Lizzy members guested on the album, including Scott Gorham, Brian Downey (drummer), Brian Downey, Snowy W ...
'' by
Phil Lynott (1980)
* "Time Out of Mind" from ''
Gaucho
A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ...
'' by
Steely Dan (1980)
* ''
Beautiful Vision
''Beautiful Vision'' is the thirteenth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in February 1982. It continued Morrison's departure from R&B at the time, instead favoring Celtic folk and American jazz in its musi ...
'' by
Van Morrison
Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards.
As a teenager in t ...
(1982)
* "Ode to Liberty (The Protest Song) from ''
The Philip Lynott Album'' by
Phil Lynott (1982)
* "Love Over and Over" from ''
Love Over and Over
''Love Over and Over'' is the fifth album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1982. Following this album, the McGarrigles did not release an album of new material until '' Heartbeats Accelerating'' in 1990. The album contains a French-Canadian ...
'' by
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010.
Music ...
(1982)
* "Madonna's Daughter" from ''
Release
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* Art release, the public distribution of an artistic production, such as a film, album, or song
* Legal release, a legal instrument
* News release, a communication directed at the news media
* Release (ISUP), a code to iden ...
'' by
David Knopfler
David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British singer-songwriter. He was born in Scotland and raised in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, from the age of two. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he fo ...
(1983)
* ''Phil Everly'' by
Phil Everly
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(1983)
* ''
Infidels
An infidel (literally "unfaithful") is a person accused of disbelief in the central tenets of one's own religion, such as members of another religion, or the irreligious.
Infidel is an ecclesiastical term in Christianity around which the Church ...
'' by
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
(1983)
* "Blanket Roll Blues" from ''
Climate of Hunter'' by
Scott Walker (1984)
* ''
Never Told a Soul
''Never Told a Soul'' is the first solo album by John Illsley, a founding member of Dire Straits.
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Illsley
#"Boy with Chinese Eyes"
#"The Night Café"
#"Never Told a Soul"
#"Jimmy on the Central Lin ...
'' by
John Illsley
John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits. With it, he has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award.
As one of the founding band members, ...
(1984)
* "She Means Something to Me" from ''
The Rock Connection
The Rock Connection is the twenty-seventh solo studio album by Cliff Richard. Released in November 1984 on EMI, the album is a part studio, part compilation album. It includes seven studio tracks recorded exclusively for the album, five tracks f ...
'' by
Cliff Richard
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(1984)
* "Valentine" from ''
Boys and Girls'' by
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to ''The Independent'', Ferry an ...
(1985)
* ''
Stay Tuned'' by
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music ...
(1985)
* ''
Break Every Rule'' by
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
(1986)
* "They Dance Alone (Cueco Solo)" from ''
...Nothing Like the Sun'' by
Sting (1987)
* "The Game of Love" from ''
Primitive Dance
''Primitive Dance'' is a 1987 album by Irish singer/songwriter Paul Brady, his fifth solo album. The song "The Awakening" features the vocals of Irish singer Moya Brennan. Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a Brit ...
'' by
Paul Brady
Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age.
Initially popular for playing ...
(1987)
* ''
Sails
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'' by
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music ...
(1987)
* ''Soldier of Fortune'' by
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or som ...
(1987)
* ''
Save the Last Dance for Me'' by
Ben E. King
Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of " Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later ...
(1987)
* ''Let It Be'' by
Ferry Aid
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(1987)
* ''Prince's Trust 10th anniversary Birthday Party'' (1987)
* ''The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (The Music)'' (1987)
* "Imagine" from ''
C.G.P.'' by
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music ...
(1988)
* "Death Is Not the End"''
Down in the Groove
''Down in the Groove'' is the 25th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 30, 1988 by Columbia Records.
A highly collaborative effort, it was Dylan's second consecutive album to receive almost unanimously negative r ...
'' by
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
(1988)
* ''
The Shouting Stage'' by
Joan Armatrading
Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, (, born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist.
A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received ...
(1988)
* ''
Land of Dreams'' by
Randy Newman (1988)
* ''Glass'' by
John Illsley
John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits. With it, he has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award.
As one of the founding band members, ...
(1988)
* ''Under Milk Wood (A Play For Voices)'' by
Dylan Thomas (1988)
* ''
The Booze Brothers
''The Booze Brothers'', ''featuring Mark Knopfler & Dave Edmunds'', is the second album released by Brewers Droop, an English blues band. Although most of the tracks were recorded back in 1973 the album was only released in 1989 when it was disc ...
'' by
Brewers Droop
Brewers Droop was a Southern English pub rock band of the early 1970s. Though they did not chart, they are notable as an early exponent of the pub rock style, as well as for their connections with Dire Straits, as both Mark Knopfler and Pick W ...
(1989)
* "Water of Love" from ''
River of Time'' by
The Judds
The Judds were an American country music duo composed of lead vocalist Wynonna Judd and her mother, Naomi Judd. The duo signed to RCA Nashville in 1983 and released six studio albums between then and 1991. The Judds were one of the most success ...
(1989)
* ''Brendan Croker & the Five O'Clock Shadows'' by
Brendan Croker
Brendan Croker (born 15 August 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is an English musician, who has recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band; The Five O'Clock Shadows. He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies. ...
(1989)
* ''EP'' by
Brendan Croker & the Five O'Clock Shadows (1989)
* "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" from ''
UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
''UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff'' is the sixth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on July 18, 1989. The album is the final of Yankovic's to be produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recor ...
'' by
Weird Al Yankovic
Weird derives from the Anglo-Saxon word Wyrd, meaning fate or destiny. In modern English it has acquired the meaning of “strange or uncanny”. It may also refer to:
Places
* Weird Lake, a lake in Minnesota, U.S.
People
*"Weird Al" Yankovic ...
(1989)
* "Foreign Affair" from ''
Foreign Affair
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'' by
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
(1989)
* "I Think That I Love You Too Much" from ''
Hell to Pay'' by
Jeff Healey
Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " A ...
(1990)
* ''Knebworth: The Album'' (1990)
* "All Is Fair in Love and War" from ''
Back to the Grindstone
''Back to the Grindstone'' is the twentieth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released on March 12, 1991. The album produced four singles, three of which reached the top ten on the Billboard country singles chart, inc ...
'' by
Ronnie Milsap (1991)
* "
Voices That Care" (1991)
* ''The Great Indoors'' by
Brendan Croker
Brendan Croker (born 15 August 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is an English musician, who has recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band; The Five O'Clock Shadows. He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies. ...
(1991)
* ''
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3, 1961–1991'' by Bob Dylan (1991)
* "Where Is the Next One Coming From? from ''
Damn Right, I've Got the Blues'' by
Buddy Guy
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaugh ...
(1991)
* ''
Shadowdance'' by
Chris White (1991)
* ''
Sneakin' Around'' by
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music ...
(1992)
* "When It Comes to You" from ''
Seminole Wind'' by
John Anderson (1992)
* ''Dulcimer Sessions'' by
David Schnaufer (1992)
* ''Ain't I a Woman'' by
Rory Block
Aurora "Rory" Block (born November 6, 1949, in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style.
Career
Aurora Block was born in Princeton and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Allan ...
(1992)
* ''Heartbeat'' by
Hank Marvin
Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is widely known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the ba ...
(1993)
* "Wonderful Land"/"Nivram" by
Hank Marvin
Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is widely known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the ba ...
(1993)
* ''Beloved One'' by
Dee Carstensen (1993)
* ''Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight'' by
Aaron Neville
Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is a retired American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. ...
(1993)
* ''
Flyer'' by
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She appeared many times on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'' starting in 1985 (season 10). In 1994 she won a Grammy Award f ...
(1994)
* "White Lightnin'" from ''
The Bradley Barn Sessions
''The Bradley Barn Sessions'' is a duet album released in 1994 by American country music artist George Jones
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved int ...
'' by
George Jones
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song " He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...
(1994)
* ''
Read My Licks'' by
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music ...
(1994)
* ''The Kershaw Sessions'' by
Brendan Croker
Brendan Croker (born 15 August 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is an English musician, who has recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band; The Five O'Clock Shadows. He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies. ...
(1995)
* ''
Long Black Veil
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It is told from the point of view of a man falsely accused of murder and executed. He refuses to provide an alibi, ...
'' by
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous wi ...
(1995)
* ''
South of I-10'' by
Sonny Landreth
Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Bre ...
(1995)
* ''Big River'' by
Jimmy Nail
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(1995)
* ''
Just Pickin''' by Steve Phillips (1996)
* "Let the Guitar Do the Talkin'" from ''
Paradise
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'' by
John Anderson (1996)
* "The Way I Should" from ''
The Way I Should'' by
Iris DeMent
Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and musician . DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel.
Early life
DeMent was born in Paragould, Arkansas, the 14 ...
(1996)
* ''Throw These Guns Away + Knockin' On Heaven's Door
(Dunblane tribute record)'' (1996)
* "Ode to Chet" from ''
Nothin' but the Taillights'' by
Clint Black
Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black's debut album '' Killin' Time'' produced four straight number one singles on the ...
(1997)
* ''
Music for Montserrat'' (1998)
* ''
Closing in on the Fire'' by
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music.
Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
(1998)
* "Oh, Lonesome Me" for
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also call ...
from ''
Tribute to Tradition'' (various) (1998)
* ''
The Piper's Call
''The Piper's Call'' is the fifth solo album by master uilleann piper and prominent Irish traditional musician Liam O'Flynn. Produced by Arty McGlynn and Liam O'Flynn and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, the album was released on C ...
'' by
Liam O'Flynn
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(1999)
* ''
The Austin Sessions'' by
Kris Kristofferson
Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are " Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and " Help Me Make It Through the ...
(1999)
* ''
Another World'' by
Gerry Rafferty
Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947– 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in th ...
(2000)
* ''Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party'' (2000)
* ''Buried Treasures, Vol. 3'' by
Lindisfarne (2000)
* ''
Human
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'' by
Rod Stewart (2001)
* "Don't Be Cruel" for Bryan Ferry from ''Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records'' by (various) (2001)
* ''Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues'' by Jools Holland (2002)
* ''Lost & Found'' by Lee Fardon (2002)
* ''Parallel Tracks'' by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (2003)
* ''Double Shot Rocks'' by Alan Merrill (2003)
* Nobody's Here Anymore from ''
Deja Vu All Over Again'' by
John Fogerty (2004)
* ''Is It Rolling Bob? A Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan'' (2004)
* ''Just for a Thrill'' by Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings (2004)
* ''Sea Fever'' by William Topley (2004)
* ''
B. B. King & Friends: 80'' by
B.B. King
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(2005)
* "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" from ''
Zu & Co. - The Ultimate Duets Collection'' by
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teach ...
(2005)
* ''Prairie Home Companion Duets'' (2006)
* ''East to West'' by Paul Burch (2006)
* ''
Take the Weather with You'' by
Jimmy Buffett (2006)
* ''Uncovered'' by Tony Joe White (2006)
* ''After Midnight Live'' by
Eric Clapton (2007)
* "Love Song" from ''
...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...'' by
The Dandy Warhols
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(2008, dobro)
* ''Burning Your Playhouse Down'' by
George Jones
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(2008)
* "Blue Tarp Blues" from ''
From the Reach
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'' by
Sonny Landreth
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(2008)
* ''
Inamorata'' by
Guy Fletcher
Guy Edward Fletcher (born 24 May 1960) is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as one of the two keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subsequent work with Dire ...
(2008)
* ''Life Goes On'' by Gerry Rafferty (2009)
* ''Greatest and Latest: Just a Thrill and Live'' by Bill Wyman (2009)
* ''Live at Knebworth'' (2010)
* ''Streets of Heaven'' by John Illsley (2010)
* ''
Just Across the River'' by
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including " Up, Up and Away", " By the Time I Get to Phoenix", " MacArthur Park", " Wichita Lineman", " Wo ...
(2010)
* ''Chet Atkins Certified Guitar Player'' concert-tribute to Chet Atkins (2010)
* ''Mercury'' by
Pieta Brown
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(2011)
* ''Gathering'' by
Diane Schuur
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(2011)
* ''
Freak Flag'' by
Greg Brown (2011)
* ''Back Pages'' by
America (2011)
* "17 Hills" from ''
A Map of the Floating City
''A Map of the Floating City'' is the fifth studio album by English new wave/ synth-pop musician Thomas Dolby, released on 24 October 2011. It was Dolby's first full-length studio album since 1992's ''Astronauts & Heretics'' and his last ...
'' by
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher.
Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including "She Blinded Me ...
(2011)
* ''Memories Of My Trip'' by
Chris Barber
Donald Christopher "Chris" Barber OBE (17 April 1930 – 2 March 2021) was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. He helped many musicians with their careers and had a UK top twenty trad jazz hit with "Petite Fle ...
(2011)
* s too much'' by Bo Walton (2011)
* "What a Wonderful World" from ''
Impressions'' by Chris Botti (2012)
* ''Waiting on a Dream'' by Bo Walton (2012)
* ''Slightly Above Below Average - A Tribute to Chet Atkins by His Friends'' (2012)
* ''Angels Without Wings'' by
Heidi Talbot (2013)
* ''These Wilder Things'' by
Ruth Moody
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Biography
Moody grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with her parents, Charles and Marcelline, and three siblings, older broth ...
(2013)
* "Oldest Surfer on the Beach" from ''
Songs from St. Somewhere'' by
Jimmy Buffett (2013)
* ''
The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale'' by
Eric Clapton & Friends (2014)
* "What's Broken" from ''
Croz
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Background
In a Novembe ...
'' by
David Crosby
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Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got ...
(2014)
* ''
24 Karat Gold - Songs From The Vault'' by
Stevie Nicks (2014)
* "Lost" by ''
Avonmore'' by
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to ''The Independent'', Ferry an ...
(2014)
* ''If This Was A Dream'' by Susan Ashton (2015)
* ''The Vicar St. Sessions Vol. 1'' by
Paul Brady
Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age.
Initially popular for playing ...
(2015)
* "Diamond Joe" from ''
Before This World'' (deluxe edition) by
James Taylor
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(2015)
* ''Devil Music'' by
Randall Bramblett (2015)
* "Let It Die" from ''
Delirium'' (deluxe edition) by
Ellie Goulding (2015)
* ''Shadowing John Barry'' by
Brian Bennett (2016)
* ''
Black Cat'' by
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teach ...
(2016)
* ''Postcards'' by
Pieta Brown
Pieta Brown (born 1973) is a critically acclaimed American artist, musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who has released eight albums and five EPs. She has performed with artists such as Mark Knopfler, John Prine, Amo ...
(2017)
* ''Waiting On A Song'' by
Dan Auerbach
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(2017)
* "Have All The Songs Been Written?" from ''
Wonderful Wonderful'' by
The Killers
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(2017)
* ''Accomplice One'' by
Tommy Emmanuel
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(2018)
* ''Freeway'' by
Pieta Brown
Pieta Brown (born 1973) is a critically acclaimed American artist, musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who has released eight albums and five EPs. She has performed with artists such as Mark Knopfler, John Prine, Amo ...
(2019)
* "Dancing Girl" from ''Stomping Ground'' by
Dion (2021)
Music videos
References
External links
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Mark Knopfler discography
Discography
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