Joel Gilbert
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Joel Gilbert (from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, born on April 15, 1964) is an American film director, writer, and musician. Through his production company, Highway 61 Entertainment, Gilbert directed and produced four documentary feature films on Bob Dylan’s music and career, including Bob Dylan World Tour 1966, The Home Movies, and Bob Dylan 1975-1981: Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years.[1] Gilbert appears in his films as interviewer, and performs on the film soundtracks. In 2007, Gilbert released a controversial political documentary called Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam, a history of Islamic-Jewish relations from the 7th Century to today. Gilbert's 2009 film was Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey. His February 23, 2010 release entitled Atomic Jihad: Ahmadinejad's Coming War for Islamic Revival and Obama's Politics of Defeat was featured at the CPAC Conference in Washington D.C. and was a winning film at the Hudson Institute Film Festival in New York City on May 31, 2010. Gilbert's newest releases are Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison," and "Bob Dylan Revealed" to coincide with Bob Dylan's 70th birthday in May 2011.
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[edit] Music
Gilbert performs unconvincingly as Bob Dylan the Bob Dylan Tribute show, "Highway 61 Revisited." The group has toured in the USA, Ireland, England, and Europe. His bandmates include former Bob Dylan band members Scarlet Rivera (violin), Rob Stoner (bass), John Jackson (guitar) and Winston Watson (drums). Highway 61 Revisited toured California State Prisons in 2004 ("Take No Prisoners Tour"), the USA (Forever Young Tour 2005), Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2006 ("Rolling Thunder Revisited Tour"), and at the opening of the Bob Dylan exhibit at Experience Music Project in Seattle (2005). The band appears at festivals, casinos, night club and theatres in the USA and Canada, while performing at House of Blues venues regularly.
[edit] Education
Joel Gilbert is a graduate of the University of London where he studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies and the London School of Economics (BA 1986). He was a student of Islamic studies under Middle East experts, Professors Eli Kedouri and P.J. Vatikiotis. Gilbert has an MBA degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. (1991). Gilbert is a contributing editor for the popular national security and foreign policy website familysecuritymatters.org, and appears as a regular foreign policy consultant on national radio and TV shows, including The Jerry Doyle Show and The Michael Reagan Show.
[edit] Films
- "Bob Dylan Revealed" (2011)
- Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison (2010)
- Atomic Jihad: Ahmadinejad's Coming War for Islamic Revival and Obama's Politics of Defeat (2010)
- Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey (2009)
- Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again! (2008)
- Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and The Revolt of Islam (2007)
- Bob Dylan 1966-1981: The Unauthorized Documentaries (2006 Box Set)
- Bob Dylan 1975-1981: Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years (2006)
- Bob Dylan World Tours 1966-1974: Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein (2005)
- Bob Dylan 1966 World Tour, The Home Movies: Through the Camera of Mickey Jones (2003)
[edit] Books
- Low Angels: The Real Story of the Music Business (1995)
- The Acoustic Bob Dylan, His Music Styles and Guitar Techniques (1991)
[edit] Discography
- Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years Soundtrack (2006)
- Masters of Dylan (2005)
- The World’s Only Bob Dylan Tribute Band (2001)
[edit] References
- ^ Webb, Stephen H. (2006-11-15). Dylan redeemed: from Highway 61 to saved. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 97–. ISBN 9780826419194. http://books.google.com/books?id=puaBcH3U2wAC&pg=PA97. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
