The band recorded six albums, including Brothers in Arms (1985), one of the best-selling albums in history. After graduating from the University of Leeds and working for three years as a college lecturer, Knopfler co-founded Dire Straits with his younger brother, David Knopfler. Knopfler was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in Blyth, near Newcastle in England, from the age of seven. Dire Straits reunited in early 1991, but dissolved again in 1995. He pursued a solo career after leaving the band in 1987. He became known as the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. ![]() Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE ( / ˈ n ɒ f l ər/ NO-flər born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer.
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