“Gimme Shelter” has lyrics that dive into some very uncomfortable themes. The opening track of Let It Bleed explores the brutalities of war, inspired by the then-raging Vietnam War in 1969. Those ...

In 1970, a documentary about a rock concert became something far bigger, and far darker, than anyone expected. The film documents The Rolling Stones' 1969 U.S. tour and culminates with the ...

A representative for the Rolling Stones has disputed a claim by the producer behind the Melania documentary that the rock band were personally involved in approving the film’s use of their song “Gimme ...

Everyone’s asking how a Rolling Stones song wound up in the “Melania” documentary. “Gimme Shelter,” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, isn’t owned by them unfortunately. Previously, the pair ...

Reps for the Rolling Stones and ABKCO, which owns and administers the group’s pre-1971 recordings, did not respond to Variety’s multiple requests for comment on Thursday, but the writer of the ...

I’ve been on a “Gimme Shelter” kick for the past few months. Can’t get enough of it. It’s a haunting, haunted, menacing song, brought together by ghostly high harmony backing vocals and a descending, ...

The Rolling Stones know talent when they see it. Thus, it’s no surprise they tapped background singer Chanel Haynes to perform one of their hit songs, “Gimme Shelter” with them every night, a fact she ...

The Rolling Stones released the song “Gimme Shelter” in 1969 when the Vietnam War was at its height, there was the ever-present threat of violence in city streets caused by racial tensions, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rolling Stones' 1969 classic "Gimme Shelter" began with Keith Richards sitting in a London apartment during a storm. In just ...