The backup singer on The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” thought of the Vietnam War while singing it. “Gimme Shelter” didn’t chart at all in the United States. It was more popular in the United ...

It was around midnight in the late fall of 1969 when a very pregnant Merry Clayton received a phone call asking her to come to the studio to record backing vocals on a song called “Gimme Shelter.” The ...

Gimme Shelter saw the light of day on Dec. 6, 1970, a full year after the tragic Rolling Stones concert it documented. Directed by Albert and David Maysles, the movie began life as a simple fly-on-the ...

Mick and Keith versus John and Paul? “Satisfaction” versus “A Hard Day’s Night”? “Gimme Shelter” versus “Hey Jude”? “Ruby Tuesday” versus “Love Me Do”? John McMillian, author of Beatles vs. Stones ...