Beatles, Rolling Stones and Queen musicians join Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes: Full list for charity single

A new charity single brings together members of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, as well as musical legends such as Sting, Joan Armatrading, Bruce Springsteen and Nile Rodgers.

Mark Knopfler, from Dire Straits, brought the stars together to re-record his Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) to raise funds for TeenageCancer Trust and its American equivalent, Teen Cancer America.

The single will be released on March 15 and features contributions from guitar legends, including Jef Beck's final recording backed by a supergroup of Ringo Starr and his son Zac Starkey on drums and Sting on bass. Roger Daltrey, Teenage Cancer Trust’s honorary patron and co-founder of Teen Cancer America with Pete Townshend, plays harmonica.

Guitarists include David Gilmour, Ronnie Wood, Slash, Eric Clapton, Sting, Joan Armatrading, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Nile Rodgers, Joan Jett, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Joe Walsh and Sam Fender.

The record's artwork is designed by Sir Peter Blake.

Knopfler said: "What I really want to do, more than anything else, is just to thank each and every one for this sterling response.

“I really had no idea that it was going to be like this. It hit Guy [Fletcher, producer,] and I quite early on that we had to extend this piece somehow, to take in the number of people who joined in.

“Before I knew where I was, Pete Townshend had come into my studio armed with a guitar and an amp. And that first Pete power chord...man, I tell you. We were in that territory, and it was just fantastic. And it went on from there. Eric [Clapton] came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Then Jeff Beck’s contribution arrived and that was spellbinding. I think what we’ve had is an embarrassment of riches, really. The whole thing was a high point.”

The film Local Hero was released in 1983 and starred Burt Lancaster. It was Mark Knopfler’s first credit as a film composer.

Physical formats of the single will be available on CD, 12” with etched b-side and deluxe CD+BluRay, including sleeve notes by Paul Sexton, and digital formats include a Dolby Atmos mix.

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes - full list

1. Joan Armatrading
2. Jeff Beck
3. Richard Bennett
4. Joe Bonamassa
5. Joe Brown
6. JamesBurton
7. Jonathan Cain
8. Paul Carrack
9. Eric Clapton
10. Ry Cooder
11. Jim Cox
12. SteveCropper,
13. Sheryl Crow
14. Danny Cummings
15. Roger Daltrey
16. Duane Eddy
17. Sam Fender
18. Guy Fletcher
19. Peter Frampton
20. Audley Freed
21. Vince Gill
22. David Gilmour
23. Buddy Guy
24. Keiji Haino
25. Tony Iommi
26. Joan Jett
27. John Jorgenson
28. Mark Knopfler
29. Sonny Landreth
30. Albert Lee
31. Greg Leisz
32. Alex Lifeson
33. Steve Lukather
34. Phil Manzanera
35. Dave Mason
36. Hank Marvin
37. Brian May
38. Robbie McIntosh
39. John McLaughlin
40. Tom Morello
41. Rick Nielsen
42. Orianthi
43. Brad Paisley
44. Nile Rodgers
45. Mike Rutherford
46. Joe Satriani
47. John Sebastian
48. Connor Selby
49. Slash
50. Bruce Springsteen
51. Ringo Starr
52. Zak Starkey
53. Sting
54. Andy Taylor
55. Susan Tedeschi
56. Derek Trucks
57. Ian Thomas
58. Pete Townshend
59. Keith Urban
60. Steve Vai
61. Waddy Wachtel
62. Joe Louis Walker
63. Joe Walsh
64. Ronnie Wood
65. Glenn Worf
66. Zucchero