http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2263&rws=%2Fmark-knopfler%2Fmusic-videos.rssMark Knopfler, with his gruff tenor and boogie-rock guitar licks, made Dire Straits one of the top-selling rock bands of all time -- but that's only half the story. Shortly after the band's most successful record, 1985's <i>Brothers in Arms</i>, the group went on a leave from which they never fully re-emerged. Knopfler had already scored music for two films, 1983's <i>Local Hero</i> and 1984's <i>Cal</i>, and he threw himself into soundtrack and production work, most notably Tina Turner's <i>Break Every Rule</i> and <i>The Princess Bride</i> soundtrack. Around this time he formed country project the Notting Hillbillies with friend and collaborator Steve Phillips. In 1990 he collaborated with Chet Atkins on <i>Neck and Neck</i>, and a year later Dire Straits released their final studio album. Knopfler's solo career began in earnest with 1996's <i>Golden Heart</i> and has been sporadic since. He has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music: Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and perhaps most successfully with Emmylou Harris. Their <i>All the Roadrunning</i> (2006) was nominated for a Grammy and led to a world tour and live album, <i>Real Live Roadrunning</i>. Knopfler put out his seventh solo album, <i>Kill to Get Crimson</i>, in 2007. - Nate BakerFilm Scoresen720Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:26:05 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2263&rws=%2Fmark-knopfler%2Fmusic-videos.rss Mark Knopfler, with his gruff tenor and boogie-rock guitar licks, made Dire Straits one of the top-selling rock bands of all time -- but that's only half the story. Shortly after the band's most successful record, 1985's <i>Brothers in Arms</i>, the group went on a leave from which they never fully re-emerged. Knopfler had already scored music for two films, 1983's <i>Local Hero</i> and 1984's <i>Cal</i>, and he threw himself into soundtrack and production work, most notably Tina Turner's <i>Break Every Rule</i> and <i>The Princess Bride</i> soundtrack. Around this time he formed country project the Notting Hillbillies with friend and collaborator Steve Phillips. In 1990 he collaborated with Chet Atkins on <i>Neck and Neck</i>, and a year later Dire Straits released their final studio album. Knopfler's solo career began in earnest with 1996's <i>Golden Heart</i> and has been sporadic since. He has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music: Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and perhaps most successfully with Emmylou Harris. Their <i>All the Roadrunning</i> (2006) was nominated for a Grammy and led to a world tour and live album, <i>Real Live Roadrunning</i>. Knopfler put out his seventh solo album, <i>Kill to Get Crimson</i>, in 2007. - Nate Baker