MK sound-alike: every country got one :-)

[Leprechaun]

No question,MK is unique! But there are some artists sounding similar to him and making music in the style of him- allover the world.more or less popular..Examples:

1. US: JJ Cale
2. Germany: Keimzeit (voc. Norbert Leisegang).listen to:
3. Switzerland: Hank Shizzoe (covered six blade knife)
4. Chris Rea
5....
6....

You know some more artists?

[border_reiver]

In Sweden Lars Winnerbäck is somewhat close, but only in the low keys though.

 

[Pasc']

In France, Jean-Jacques Goldman
For example : "Des vies" :



(solo guitar by Michaël Jones : 2'39 to 3'04...)

[Pasc']

In US :
Vince Gill of course !
For example :
Liza Jane and One more last chance.

[JF]

Richard Thompson
Albert Lee


As for France JJ Goldman said himself that the french singer/composer who was the closer to american-blues-country-root-music was Francis Cabrel, and I agree that Cabrel is often closer to this style rather than Goldman (even if Michael Jones can sound knoplferish)
there is also Patrick Verbeke who did a french cover of sultans of swing

[darkshiver]

From Pais Vasco, Bilbao (Spain) Fito Cabrales of Fito y los Fitipaldis... He is a confess fan of Mark.
For example:

[wespresso]

I don't know much of Chris Rea but what are the similarities to Mark?

[JF]

I don't know much of Chris Rea but what are the similarities to Mark?

first a fiesta red stratocaster from early 60s 

then :
- playing with fingers (even not exactly in the same style and not always for Chris) example :rhyhtm part on Let's dance
- voice "basso profundo" as Mark called it in an itw for STP promo
- laid back style with tipycal clean strat sound  example Looking for the summer (although it's often Jerry Donahue who sounds more knopflerish than Rea himself, example : lead guitar on Windy town or l)
- ambient sounds keyboards, example : curse of the traveler

etc...


and Chris said in an itw that DS' success helped him a lot

[wespresso]

I don't know much of Chris Rea but what are the similarities to Mark?

first a fiesta red stratocaster from early 60s 

then :
- playing with fingers (even not exactly in the same style and not always for Chris) example :rhyhtm part on Let's dance
- voice "basso profundo" as Mark called it in an itw for STP promo
- laid back style with tipycal clean strat sound  example Looking for the summer (although it's often Jerry Donahue who sounds more knopflerish than Rea himself, example : lead guitar on Windy town or l)
- ambient sounds keyboards, example : curse of the traveler

etc...


and Chris said in an itw that DS' success helped him a lot

Many thanks for the answer! I really appreciate it. I will look into it.

[dustyvalentino]

Other than Rea's signature slide sound Road to Hell could be a DS song.

A bit rich saying that JJ Cale made music that sounded like MK though when clearly the exact opposite is true.

[wespresso]

Other than Rea's signature slide sound Road to Hell could be a DS song.

A bit rich saying that JJ Cale made music that sounded like MK though when clearly the exact opposite is true.

Although somewhere I read that J.J recorded one song where he wanted to sound like Mark. I can't remember which song that was

[border_reiver]

Other than Rea's signature slide sound Road to Hell could be a DS song.

A bit rich saying that JJ Cale made music that sounded like MK though when clearly the exact opposite is true.

Although somewhere I read that J.J recorded one song where he wanted to sound like Mark. I can't remember which song that was

It was "Fancy Dancer". 

[wespresso]

Other than Rea's signature slide sound Road to Hell could be a DS song.

A bit rich saying that JJ Cale made music that sounded like MK though when clearly the exact opposite is true.

Although somewhere I read that J.J recorded one song where he wanted to sound like Mark. I can't remember which song that was

It was "Fancy Dancer". 

Thanks a lot! Was looking for that a long time.
I must say ''Love has been gone'' by J.J has a typical clean strat sound which sounds much more Knopflerish, the guitar playing in ''Fancy dancer'' not that much