{"name":"Mark Knopfler","title":"Mark Knopfler","id":2263,"slug":"mark-knopfler","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2263/?format=json","bio_short":"Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although best-known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the band <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Dire+Straits\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Dire Straits</a> (1977 - 1995) Mark has also made albums as a solo performer and played in other bands (such as the <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Notting+Hillbillies\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Notting Hillbillies</a>). He has also performed on work by other artists, such as <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Bob+Dylan\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Eric+Clapton\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Eric Clapton</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Chet+Atkins\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Chet Atkins</a>, and produced albums for artists such as <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Tina+Turner\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Tina Turner</a>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Randy+Newman\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Randy Newman</a>, and (again) Bob Dylan.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/MarkKnopfler.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":23617,"title":"If This Is Goodbye","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/if-this-is-goodbye/"},{"id":27079,"title":"Money for Nothing","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/money-for-nothing/"},{"id":23694,"title":"Postcards From Paraguay","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/postcards-from-paraguay/"},{"id":26201,"title":"Romeo and Juliet","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/romeo-and-juliet/"},{"id":23618,"title":"So Far Away","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/so-far-away/"},{"id":3665,"title":"Sultans of Swing","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/sultans-of-swing/"},{"id":2563,"title":"Walk of life","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/walk-of-life/"},{"id":3215,"title":"Where Do You Think You're Going?","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/where-do-you-think-youre-goingh/"},{"id":23637,"title":"Why worry","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/why-worry/"},{"id":22595,"title":"Your Latest Trick","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/your-latest-trick/"}]}