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Mark Knopfler

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Mark Knopfler is a Blues and Country act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Martin Barre, Ronnie Milsap, Pick Withers, Live at the Regal and Paul Franklin. Those roots explain a lot about how Mark Knopfler arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dire Straits, David Gilmour, Snowy White, Tony Joe White and Van Morrison, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jackie Greene, Crest of a Knave, Daniel Cavanagh, Ron Wood and The Freddy Jones Band, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Mark Knopfler, reaching back through Martin Barre and forward to Jackie Greene. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Mark KnopflerMartin BarreRonnie MilsapPick WithersLive at the RegalPaul FranklinElvis PresleyChet AtkinsDjango ReinhardtJackie GreeneCrest of a KnaveDaniel CavanaghRon WoodThe Freddy Jones BandChris ReaTina TurnerBob DylanDire StraitsDavid GilmourSnowy WhiteTony Joe WhiteVan MorrisonRobert PlantGerry RaffertyAl Stewart

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Mark Knopfler connections

Mark Knopfler grew out of Martin Barre, Ronnie Milsap, Pick Withers and Live at the Regal, shares an orbit with Dire Straits, David Gilmour, Snowy White and Tony Joe White, went on to shape Jackie Greene, Crest of a Knave, Daniel Cavanagh and Ron Wood. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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