As Dire Straits’ seminal album Brothers in Arms celebrates its 40th anniversary, legendary six-stringer Mark Knopfler looks back on the songwriting process of the record's key tracks in an exclusive ...

From his lucky ’83 Les Paul and Fleetwood Mac-inspired soloing to “getting away with murder” at the sessions, the Dire ...

Eight solo albums, almost as many soundtracks, and collaborations with Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris, and the Notting Hillbillies double up on his former group’s numbers, 1978-1995: six studio LPs ...

Chet Atkins, a guitarist who influenced such greats as George Harrison and Mark Knopfler and a record producer who created the lush string-laden Nashville Sound of the ’60s and ’70s, died ...

Younger pop artists such as Mark Knopfler, George Harrison and Paul McCartney frequently cited Atkins’ unconventional guitar-picking style as an influence.

Chet Atkins, Nashville`s most enduringly famous instrumentalist, recently missed a telephone call from President Bush because he was eating breakfast in a nonexclusive establishment called Arnold`s… ...

***** Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Neck and Neck (Columbia): There may be a big age difference between Nashville great Chet Atkins and Scottish guitar hero Mark Knopfler, and their fan bases don ...

“I’ll start wearing makeup like Jackson and Prince/ You’ll see me riding ’round in my Mercedes Benz,” Chet Atkins says to his friend Mark Knopfler, while the two pick away on their ...