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Mark Knophler; recommended music??

Hi. I have been listening to music, mostly rock, for the past 35 years, but I'm fairly new to the high-end audio hobby. I have put together a very satisfying system consisting of an Arcam CD player; Cambridge Audio 840 upsampling CD player; Odyssey Audio Stratus Extreme amp; Parasound Line-Drive preamplifier, Meadowlark Shearwater "Hotrod" loudspeakers, and an RBH passive sub with outboard RBH crossover/amplifier. Audioquest solid core speaker cables and interconnects all around. Sound = phenominal. Now I need to discover additional artists and genres to better appreciate all this fine equipment. Thus far my favorite is Dire Straits, and surprisingly, Mark Knophler's solo work even more so. "Sailing to Philidelphia" and "Golden Heart" may be my two most-enjoyed discs now. Are there other artists out there with similar sound? I have discovered Diana Krall, and love her piano. Basically, I like jazz/rock/blues that emphasize percussion, acoustic guitar, and clean electric guitar (much like Knophler/Straits). Any suggestions?? Many thanks.
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nsgarch
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Some of KnopFler's collaborations are really terrific. Two that come to mind are:
"Neck and Neck" (with the late Chet Atkins, 1999 Columbia)
"All the Roadrunning" (with Emmylou Harris, 2006 Warner Bros.)
Both of them have great sonics.
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ironmine
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There's only one Mark Knopfler, he's unique. But try Allan Taylor, I love him very much. He's recordings are a pure audiophilic bliss.
john_fink
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Check out J.J. Cale
dan_ed
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John_fink,

my thoughts exactly. All the way back to when Dire Straits first showed up, Knopfler has always made me progress to pulling out Naturally, or Troubadour. I have never thought he was trying to be Cale, but that early style always brought Cale to my mind. Since then I have found Knopfler's sound has become more distinctly his own.
ironmine
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Yes, J.J. Cale! When I listened to his last album ("Roll On"), on some tracks he sounds almost indistinguishable from Knopfler.
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