At first called “Dylan's God-Awful Gospel” by his most loyal fans, Bob Dylan's Jesus Years are today regarded as among the best of his career. How did a Jewish folk singer from the Midwest come to Jesus? Finally, here is an insider’s view of Bob Dylan's “Born Again” transformation, and its effect on his life and music.
In late 1978, Bob Dylan fell into the Arms of the Lord through the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church. In his first-ever interview, Dylan's Bible class teacher, Pastor Bill Dwyer, details Bob Dylan's embrace of Jesus Christ and Christianity. Dylan then made three Gospel albums, winning a Grammy for "Gotta Serve Somebody," from the album Slow Train Coming.
However, Dylan's radical new direction alienated fans and enraged critics as he preached apocalyptic messages from the Book of Revelation.
Director Joel Gilbert weaves the intimate story Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years through revealing interviews, including legendary Slow Train Coming producer Jerry Wexler, background singer Regina McCrary, keyboardist Spooner Oldham, iconic San Francisco Chronicle rock reporter Joel Selvin, award-winning songwriter Al Kasha, Jews for Jesus pioneer Mitch Glaser, and Dylanologist AJ Weberman.
Five lucky Blogcritics readers have a chance to win a copy of this DVD! All you have to do to enter the giveaway is fill out this form with your contact information and answer the question, "What is your favorite Bob Dylan song?"
The giveaway is, unfortunately, limited to US residents only. Entries are limited to one per person, per household, and duplicate entries will not be considered. All entries must be received by 5pm EST on October 27, 2008.
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1 - shannon Baas
Nice giveaway
2 - Bob Barton
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6 - keith james
thank you
7 - Marc
Oh those years of growth and change.Bob wouldn't be where he's at now without being where he was then.What a surprising turn about it was.I actually became more enamored of his personal direction and my respect for him grew because of his against the grain choices.What an enigma...
8 - Jacob LaFountaine
Dylan is Dylan
9 - Richard Hansen
From the 60's wasn't he?
10 - Heather B
great giveaway and great time of his life
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14 - Anna Creech
Congratulations to the winners!
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