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Gimme Shelter is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin chronicling the last weeks of the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert and the killing of Meredith Hunter. [2]
"Gimme Shelter" [a] is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Jagger–Richards , it is the opening track of the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The song covers the brutal realities of war , including murder , rape and fear .
Meredith Curly Hunter Jr. (October 24, 1951 – December 6, 1969) was an American man who was killed at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert.During the performance by the Rolling Stones, Hunter approached the stage, and was driven off by members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club who were providing security and had agreed to prevent members of the audience from mounting the stage.
EXCLUSIVE: Gimme Shelter, directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwein, is widely considered one of the greatest music documentaries of all time. The film, which chronicled the Rolling ...
Stefan Ponek, who helped organize the event, hosted a December 7, 1969, KSAN-FM radio broadcast of a four-hour, "day after" post-concert telephone call-in forum, provided the following for the 2000 release (the four-hour recording is included) of the Gimme Shelter DVD:
“Gimme Shelter” (1969) Even though they’ve probably played arenas and stadiums for longer than any band in the world, the Rolling Stones always played more like a tight blues combo than an ...
The Stones in the Park concert video (Granada Television, 1969) released on DVD (VCI, 2001) Gimme Shelter (Maysles Films, 1970) music documentary film by Albert and David Maysles, shot at the Rolling Stones concerts at Madison Square Garden, NY on 27/28 November and Altamont, CA on 6 December 1969. restored and released on DVD (Criterion, 2000)
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