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 ...

The Rolling Stones have had a long and successful career, but one year was most notable for a major thematic shift inspired ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to punk rock bands who have had major lasting impacts on the music industry and have redefined the genre, The ...

“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 ...

For his pick, Mick Jagger went with 1969's "Gimme Shelter." NPR's Melissa Block suggests that the two talk over the song, to which Jagger jokingly responds, "Talk over it? Sacrilegious. I could rap ...

With an ominous mood set from the first notes, we know for certain that "the storm is threatening" on the Rolling Stones' haunting and powerful 'Gimme Shelter.' It's 'Apocalypse Now,' in just over ...

The Rolling Stones are known for plenty of incredible songs, but nothing quite beats the instrumental introduction to the 1969 hit song “Gimme Shelter”. It’s one of the most instantly recognizable ...

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 ...

One of the Rolling Stones' greatest hits is getting new life. 'Gimme Shelter,' originally recorded in 1969 for the band's classic 'Let It Bleed' album, forms the musical bed for 'The Proclamation,' ...

The Rolling Stones’ 1969 classic “Gimme Shelter” began with Keith Richards sitting in a London apartment during a storm. In just 20 minutes, he had written the music that would become one of the ...