Mark Knopfler tour?

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 24 Jan 2001 9:15 am

Mark Knopfler will be playing here in Helsinki in the summer.Does anyone know if he`s got Paul Franklin with him on the tour?

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Ole Dantoft · Post by **Ole Dantoft** » 25 Jan 2001 3:47 am

Olli,
I'm really interested in this as well. I'm not a huge fan of Mark, and the tickets for his Copenhagen concert are unbelievably expensive, but IF Paul F. was there, I'd seriously consider it anyway.

Ole

Tore Blestrud · Post by **Tore Blestrud** » 25 Jan 2001 9:35 am

He is playing here in Oslo too. My guess is he won't have a steel with him on the tour. But Tom Brumley & Jay DeeManess will be in Scandinavia this summer - not a bad substitute.

Jeff Lampert · Post by **Jeff Lampert** » 25 Jan 2001 10:38 am

I am under the impression, and it's only an impression so I could be totally wrong, but I don't think Paul Franklin ever tours. Does anyone know differently?

John Cadeau · Post by **John Cadeau** » 25 Jan 2001 10:54 am

Jeff:
The last tour I know of that Paul did was with Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. I don't know how long the tour was, but it was a while ago. I know that they rehearsed intensively for the tour.
John

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 25 Jan 2001 11:20 am

According to his web site:

"The tour line-up will be the '96ers' plus one! For those of you who don't know that is Mark, Guy Fletcher, Richard Bennett, Jim Cox, Glenn Worf and Chad Cromwell from the '96 line-up plus Mike Henderson who is featured on the Sailing To Philadelphia album."

The personnel on the record are:
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[*]Mark Knopfler (vocal and guitars)[*]Richard Bennett (guitars and other assorted stringed things in his flight case)[*]Jim Cox (piano and Hammond organ)[*]Guy Fletcher (Keyboards and backing vocals)[*] Glenn Worf (bass)[*]Chad Cromwell (drums)[*]Aubrey Haynie (violin on What It Is and Speedway At Nazareth)[*]Paul Franklin (pedal steel on Sailing To Philadelphia, Do America, Prairie Wedding, Wanderlust, Speedway At Nazareth, Sands of Nevada and One More Matineé)[*]Danny Cummins (percussion on Who's Your Baby Now, El Macho and One More Matineé)[*]Jim Hoke (harmonica and autoharp on Baloney Again)[*]Jim Horn (tenor and baritone sax on The Last Laugh)[*]Wayne Jackson (trumpet on The Last Laugh)[*]Harvey Thompson (tenor sax on The Last Laugh)[*]Frank Ricotti (marimba on El Macho)[*]Mike Haynes (flugel horn on El Macho, flugel horn and trumpet on One More Matinee)[*]Mike Henderson (mandolin on Junkie Doll)[/list]
Additional backing vocals by Robert Bailey, Louis Nunley, Duane Starling and Chris Willis (on Baloney Again) and Chris Rodriguez and Tim Davis (on El Macho).

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Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 25 Jan 2001 10:20 pm

Mark Knopfler just had a dinosaur named after him. It's called "Masiakasaurus knopfleri" - I'm not kidding! Read about it at cnn.com.

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 26 Jan 2001 7:12 am

Having a dinosaur named after you is an honor. The people at my company named a speed bump in the parking lot after me!

Jerry Bruner · Post by **Jerry Bruner** » 28 Jan 2001 12:03 am

I am thoroughly convinced Mark Knopfler could have a great career in country music if he wanted to. Several country acts have recorded his songs, like Mary Chapin Carpenter, the Judds, John Anderson and Highway 101. He's friends with Chet Atkins and he's had Paul Franklin and Vince Gill on his records. He could excel on several levels, as a songwriter or as a producer, or just his musicianship..... or all three.

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 28 Jan 2001 3:01 pm

But then they would try to turn him into a *POP* star like everyone else in Nashville.