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35: 275:, Mark Knopfler writes, "For almost ten years now I've felt very lucky having Richard Bennett as a pal and as a member of the band. His quiet, self-effacing manner hides an encyclopedic knowledge of all kinds of roots and rock music, from Hillbilly to Hawaiian, played effortlessly on a variety of instruments which appear out of a flight case as big as an Airstream trailer... May his cracking guitar playing find a place in your life as it has in mine." 416: 210:
was his first full album with him, and he played on every Diamond album until 1987 and toured with him for 17 years. He also co-wrote with Diamond, including the up-tempo "
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where he had a lengthy career as a studio musician. He played on a few tracks on Neil Diamond's 1971 album
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Bennett's electric guitar intro to Emmylou Harris' "Heaven Only Knows" (from her Bennett-produced
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commercial. The song was written by Larry Williams, a member of Neil Diamond's road crew.
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With a modified lineup the musicians went to the studio in early 2004 to record
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album) was the first sound heard on the 2004 season-opening episode of
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Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
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Bennett contributes electric sitar to the 2007 album
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Index

Richard Rodney Bennett
Performing on tour with Mark Knopfler Zwolle, The Netherlands, 2013
Rock
country
Hawaiian
ukulele
www.richard-bennett.com
Neil Diamond
Mark Knopfler
session musician
Billy Joel
Barbra Streisand
Rodney Crowell
Vince Gill
Steve Earle
Emmylou Harris
Marty Stuart
Kim Richey
Phoenix, Arizona
Al Casey
Los Angeles
Stones
Forever in Blue Jeans
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Let Your Love Flow
The Bellamy Brothers
Barclay's Bank
Rodney Crowell
The Notorious Cherry Bombs
Vince Gill

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