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Gavin Taylor

Director · Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

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Biography

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.

Directed

  1. Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium (1986) — Director
  2. Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (1995) — Director
  3. Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1993) — Director
  4. Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl (2004) — Director
  5. U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky (1983) — Director
  6. Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002 (2002) — Director
  7. Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1991) — Director
  8. Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux (1997) — Director
  9. Legends – Live At Montreux (1997) — Director
  10. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux (1997) — Director
  11. Dire Straits: Live In Basel (1992) — Director
  12. Joe Cocker - Live at Montreux 1987 (2005) — Director
  13. Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998) — Director
  14. Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986 (1986) — Director
  15. U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD) (2007) — Director
  16. Carmen (1989) — Director
  17. Bernadette Peters in Concert (1998) — Director
  18. Brit Floyd - The Pink Floyd Tribute Show - Live From Liverpool (2011) — Director
  19. The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996 (1996) — Director
  20. Queen: Live in Japan 1982 (1986) — Director
  21. The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy (1994) — Director
  22. Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes (1992) — Director
  23. Songs & Visions (1997) — Director
  24. Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 (1991) — Director
  25. Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London (2000) — Director
  26. Tom Waits - Live On The Tube (1985) — Director
  27. Come Home Live (1991) — Director