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From Ringo to Ronnie, the 54 rock gods on Mark Knopfler's new song

From Ringo to Ronnie the 54 rock gods on Mark Knopflers new song
The Dire Straits man has assembled Guitar Heroes, arguably the greatest supergroup yet, in the name of fighting cancer. How many can you name?

There is a Beatle on drums, the Who’s singer on harmonica, Sting on bass and nearly every one of the world’s greatest living rock guitarists strumming along. Welcome to the supergroup Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes.

An unprecedented line-up of guitarists including David Gilmour, Eric Clapton and Bruce Springsteen has been assembled to record a new version of Mark Knopfler’s Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero).

The nine-minute instrumental even begins with the final recording of the late Jeff Beck.

An excerpt from Going Home by Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Beck is joined by the Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Slash from Guns N’ Roses, Brian May from Queen and dozens of others for the track, which is being released to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust and the British charity’s American equivalent.

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