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Gavin Taylor
Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Gavin Taylor (c. 1942 – 12 June 2013) was a British film and television director. He was known for directing the broadcasts of major concerts and other televised events. Taylor's…
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Gavin Taylor (c. 1942 – 12 June 2013) was a British film and television director. He was known for directing the broadcasts of major concerts and other televised events. Taylor's credits included The Tube television series, U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky in 1983, and Queen at Wembley in 1986. Taylor worked for Tyne Tees Television (now called ITV Tyne Tees) from 1960 until 1996. He left Tyne Tees in 1996 in order to film The Royal Concert, a performance by Michael Jackson for the Royal Family of Brunei held in July 1996 in Bandar Seri Begawan. He had been offered the Jackson concert job by contacts he had made while directing The Tube during the 1980s.
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- 2011
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2007
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)
Movie Director
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2005
Joe Cocker - Live at Montreux 1987
Movie Director
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2004
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
Movie Director
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2002
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
Movie Director
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2000
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London
Movie Director
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1998
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Movie Director
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1998
Bernadette Peters in Concert
Movie Director
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1997
Songs & Visions
Movie Director
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1997
Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux
Movie Director
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1997
Legends – Live At Montreux
Movie Director
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1997
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux
Movie Director
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1996
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
Movie Director
- 1995
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1994
The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
Movie Director
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1993
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Movie Director
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1992
Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes
Movie Director
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1992
Dire Straits: Live In Basel
Movie Director
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1991
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Movie Director
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1991
Come Home Live
Movie Director
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1991
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
Movie Director
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1989
Carmen
Movie Director
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1986
Queen: Live in Japan 1982
Movie Director
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1986
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
Movie Director
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1986
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
Movie Director
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1985
Tom Waits - Live On The Tube
Movie Director
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1983
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
Movie Director
