A Mark In Time

Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: shangri la 1 on January 19, 2015, 11:33:39 PM

Title: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: shangri la 1 on January 19, 2015, 11:33:39 PM: 2001 video - Mark Knopfler playing Hard Rock - the National Duolian steel guitar formerly owned by blues legend Booker White (aka Bukka White) which was later immortalised in the Eric Bibb song, "Booker's Guitar".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ZNGz--hFo
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: foma on January 19, 2015, 11:59:57 PM: Wow it's Mark tuning the guitar, rare stuff! Thank you. Love bits of Drooling National.
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: Peter77 on January 20, 2015, 10:44:58 AM: Thanks for sharing my video upload.

You can see more of Mark with Booker's National by visiting my book's promotional webpage:

http://zantii7.wix.com/bookersguitar

For those of you who may be interested, the book also features a foreword by Steve Phillips.

Thanks,
Peter
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: shangri la 1 on January 20, 2015, 09:07:29 PM: :wave :clap Welcome to AMIT Peter!!
I am sure you will find some like minded friends here. A very friendly bunch of people indeed! :thumbsup

Couple of photos from Peter's page folks (more in his book):-
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: shangri la 1 on January 20, 2015, 09:14:12 PM: 2
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: Vesper on January 20, 2015, 10:34:14 PM: Is this guitar in Mark's possesion?
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: foma on January 20, 2015, 10:39:07 PM: Wow, photos like this is that I would call 'Time connection'. Look at this, this metal thing remains exactly the same, but Mark's hair got white!
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: Pottel on January 20, 2015, 11:03:55 PM: love the playing, is that bits from wag the dog (forgot the song) or from a shot of glory?
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: foma on January 20, 2015, 11:06:41 PM: It's Wag The Dog, but he played just one 'twiddly bit' from Drooling National.
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: Pottel on January 20, 2015, 11:17:25 PM: Quote from: Peter77 on January 20, 2015, 10:44:58 AM
Thanks for sharing my video upload.

You can see more of Mark with Booker's National by visiting my book's promotional webpage:

http://zantii7.wix.com/bookersguitar

For those of you who may be interested, the book also features a foreword by Steve Phillips.

Thanks,
Peter
hey peter, amazing stuff
any idea as to how mark got his hands on that guitar back in 1980? was it already in Keith's possession back then?
Title: Re: The Legend of Booker's Guitar
Post by: Peter77 on January 21, 2015, 04:24:11 PM: Hi,

Thanks for the warm welcome. Yes, Mark got to play the guitar through Keith on both occasions. I reckon the black and white image dates from around 1979-80 but I'm not sure of an exact date.

The video is from December, 2001 when Mark was opening a new music facility at Newcastle College.

Peter