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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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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.
maxnewid
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You should check out Harry Manx/Kevin Breit's latest cd "In Good We Trust" They are both gifted guitarists in the jazz/blues genre. Manx uses a lot of Eastern influences in his music and the end result when combined with Breit's haunting electric guitar is a very atmospheric like the best of Knopfler's work. This will bring out the best of your new system.
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mapman
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Picked up and listened to the Cale CD "5" today.

Good call. They do have a very similar sound!

I was very impressed with the album. Every song seemed to hold it's own well and a nice recording to boot!
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tpreaves
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mark and chet atkins have a great album
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philjolet
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I bought Sailin into Philadelphia and Shangri La based on the reviews here. I prefer Shangri La because it has terrific guitar which seems to be highlighted where Sailing has more of a standard pop quality and the guitar is more subdued except for a few very tasty interludes which help this title greatly IMO.
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