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 three documentary feature films on Bob Dylan’s career, including Bob Dylan World Tour 1966, The Home Movies, and Bob Dylan 1975-1981 Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years. Gilbert appears in his films as interviewer, and performs on the film soundtracks. His latest release is a controversial political documentary called Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam (2007).
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[edit] Music
Gilbert performs as Bob Dylan in the world’s only 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), 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.
[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 Islam under renowned Middle East experts, Professors Eli Kedouri, P.J. Vatikiotis, Michael Cook, Michael Heyward, and Abbas Kelidar. Gilbert has an MBA degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. (1991). Gilbert is a featured weekly columnist on the popular national security and foreign policy website: familysecuritymatters.org
[edit] Films
- 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)
