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Knopfler has played in other groups occasionally, such as The Notting Hillbillies, and has guested on works by other artists, including Joan Armatrading, Chet Atkins, the Chieftains, Eric Clapton, The Dandy Warhols, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Jeff Healey, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, Phil Lynott, Van Morrison, Gerry Rafferty and Steely Dan. He has also produced albums for such artists as Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Willy DeVille, Randy Newman and even \"Weird Al\" Yankovic.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis musical scores include Metroland, Local Hero, Cal, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Wag the Dog, and Rob Reiner's classic, The Princess Bride.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is one of the most respected fingerstyle guitarists of the modern rock era and was ranked #27 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of \"100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million albums to date.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe holds three honorary Doctorates in music, in the U.K.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Mark+Knopfler","playStationPath":"/stations/113296182/play","stationId":113296182,"bioPath":"/music/Mark+Knopfler/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Keb+Mo+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/882/8827ccf7c404374f96a7effdee114d69_md.jpg","artistName":"Keb' Mo'","artistId":5228,"station_id":113314730},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Mellencamp","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/966/966d655a982466b50388104fb2783a9c_md.jpg","artistName":"John Mellencamp","artistId":2736,"station_id":113263249},{"musicPath":"/music/Calvin+Russell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ab3/ab3c14cb3c044625cf16845ce1d85173_md.jpg","artistName":"Calvin Russell","artistId":124137,"station_id":283949025},{"musicPath":"/music/Eric+Bibb","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7b8/7b86f542eba7fb08a10f0c8f0dee9dd7_md.jpg","artistName":"Eric Bibb","artistId":52418,"station_id":243355454},{"musicPath":"/music/Bruce+Springsteen+The+E+Street+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f10/f10802fde15d13111e6137b1c85d4ec0_md.jpg","artistName":"Bruce Springsteen \u0026 The E Street Band","artistId":224,"station_id":113271195},{"musicPath":"/music/ZZ+Top","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/24c/24cc6fc2e6dc60f8b8ae811b253c85d4_md.jpg","artistName":"ZZ Top","artistId":1701,"station_id":113274116},{"musicPath":"/music/Foreigner","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e95/e950dedcc95747902e14649eb80213fb_md.jpg","artistName":"Foreigner","artistId":4501,"station_id":113264538},{"musicPath":"/music/Billy+Joel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1a7/1a7877c36129cbea738227071ae9920a_md.jpg","artistName":"Billy Joel","artistId":169,"station_id":113260944},{"musicPath":"/music/Bad+Company","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0d6/0d67db3b863b5863a85351349599c371_md.jpg","artistName":"Bad Company","artistId":8799,"station_id":113268985},{"musicPath":"/music/Smokie","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/581/581033c8a9e51b717187e8dd6efa913f_md.jpg","artistName":"Smokie","artistId":9188,"station_id":113286158},{"musicPath":"/music/Ry+Cooder","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/727/727669700522ba3732e16985ece24e98_md.jpg","artistName":"Ry Cooder","artistId":7023,"station_id":113264245},{"musicPath":"/music/Joan+Armatrading","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/467/467e8f5ffb3d9f8cbd8310741c283884_md.jpg","artistName":"Joan Armatrading","artistId":8084,"station_id":113390049},{"musicPath":"/music/Chris+Isaak","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e2d/e2dbdf0a67c0d0eba03ca9b0685f8550_md.jpg","artistName":"Chris Isaak","artistId":263,"station_id":113280500},{"musicPath":"/music/Sophie+Zelmani","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a2f/a2fd091195023ecd88fb0c2d21c27492_md.jpg","artistName":"Sophie Zelmani","artistId":2393,"station_id":113663189},{"musicPath":"/music/Traveling+Wilburys","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/40f/40f0f67408d2b894c96e3d1be3f2e3cb_md.jpg","artistName":"Traveling Wilburys","artistId":2014,"station_id":113266236},{"musicPath":"/music/Neil+Diamond","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/43c/43c6c90740203ae0770ce40708cb21b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Neil Diamond","artistId":2432,"station_id":113263564},{"musicPath":"/music/Boz+Scaggs","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2ee/2ee27b06cd6bffaa389efc0bdc6fa403_md.jpg","artistName":"Boz Scaggs","artistId":2804,"station_id":113265669},{"musicPath":"/music/Marillion","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a66/a6633767ffdf83084d595905ea961264_md.jpg","artistName":"Marillion","artistId":10992,"station_id":113262950}]}