The Legend of Booker's Guitar

[shangri la 1]

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".
 

[foma]

Wow it's Mark tuning the guitar, rare stuff! Thank you. Love bits of Drooling National.

[Peter77]

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

[shangri la 1]

  Welcome to AMIT Peter!!
I am sure you will find some like minded friends here. A very friendly bunch of people indeed! 

Couple of photos from Peter's page folks (more in his book):-

[shangri la 1]

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[Vesper]

Is this guitar in Mark's possesion?

[foma]

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!

[Pottel]

love the playing, is that bits from wag the dog (forgot the song) or from a shot of glory?

[foma]

It's Wag The Dog, but he played just one 'twiddly bit' from Drooling National.

[Pottel]

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?

[Peter77]

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