The former Dire Straits guitarist told us why he moved away from the plectrum but still regards the pick as “a superior thing ...

Mark Knopfler has been celebrated for his guitar tone since Dire Straits dropped their self-titled debut album in 1977. From the moment guitarists heard the album hit "Sultans of Swing," it was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And what a sound. Even casual observers need only a bar of music to identify Knopfler's playing. But Knopfler didn't start out ...

Dire Straits alum Jack Sonni, formerly known as the band’s “Other Guitar Player,” died this week, according to frontman Knopfler. He was 68. At the time of publication, a cause of death had not been ...