Mark Knopfler has announced a new solo album. Down The Road Wherever, the former Dire Straits frontman and guitar wizard's ninth solo album and first since 2015's Tracker, will be out in November. "'Down The Road Wherever' is a line from [album track] 'One Song At A Time,'" he explains. "I remember my pal Chet…

When Dire Straits were inducted into the Rock Hall Of Fame in April, frontman Mark Knopfler, curiously and inexplicably, didn't attend the ceremony. If you thought that was weird, Knopfler also won't be joining keyboardist Alan Clark, drummer Danny Cummings, saxophonist Mel Collins, and guitarist Phil Palmer on tour this September. They will be ...

Dire Straits were inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, OH on April 14, and video

Mark Knopfler is previewing documentary footage from the making of his eighth solo album. The former Dire Straits man issues Tracker this week

Tracker is the latest solo album from Mark Knopfler, who is best known for his work as the frontman and lead guitarist for Dire Straits. Knopfler reflected to Rolling Stone about playing with Dire Straits in the early ’90s, after the band’s peak years, and how he was writing music during this time that didn’t [&...