Alan Clark (born 5 March 1952 in Great Lumley, County Durham, England) is an English musician who was the first and main keyboardist for the British rock band Dire Straits.
As a young child Clark received piano lessons. Then whilst still a pupil at Chester-le-Street Grammar School he played Hammond organ in working men's clubs. He continued his formal musical education at Durham Technical College and was offered a place at the Guildhall School of...
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Alan Clark (born 5 March 1952 in Great Lumley, County Durham, England) is an English musician who was the first and main keyboardist for the British rock band Dire Straits.
As a young child Clark received piano lessons. Then whilst still a pupil at Chester-le-Street Grammar School he played Hammond organ in working men's clubs. He continued his formal musical education at Durham Technical College and was offered a place at the Guildhall School of Music, but turned it down because by then he was already forging a successful career in music. He played and recorded with a group called Splinter, who were signed to George Harrison's Dark Horse label, and also Gallagher & Lyle, and did a tour of summer festivals with Lindisfarne, which included Knebworth. He also appeared on a number of tracks of the Geordie album No Good Woman.
Clark joined Dire Straits shortly before the release of Making Movies in 1980, becoming their first and main keyboard player. His playing became an important...
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