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Listening to Dire Straits aLCHEMY

aLCHEMY was released in 1984, the same year I started playing guitar, and I consider it a seminal album in my development as a guitarist. This is one of my favorite live albums.  Mark Knopfler’s playing is inspired, the arrangements are fresh, and the band is full of energy & keeps pace with him. In [...]

Listening to Sonny Landreth’s From the Reach

What a great album by a great player. He has his own distinctive guitar voice & technique, and on this release he partners with fellow legends Clapton, Knopfler, Eric Johnson and Robben Ford. Nadirah Shakoor also burns it up on the track Let it Fly. Dr. John, Vince Gill, and even Jimmy Buffet also guest [...]

Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler Instrumental Medley

Wow, here’s a gem I just stumbled upon on YouTube:  Chet and Mark playing I’ll See You In My Dreams and Imagine in 1987.  A beautiful pairing.  Makes me glad Mark has a new album coming out.

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