keith richards, the band sang backing vocals on gimme shelter.
keith richards, the band sang backing vocals on gimme shelter.
who sang backing vocals on gimme shelter?
keith richards, the band
gimme shelter









































"gimme shelter" is the opening track to the 1969 album "let it bleed" by the rolling stones. greil marcus, writing in "rolling stone" magazine at the time of its release, praised the song, stating that the band has "never done anything better".









































although the first word was spelled "gimmie" on that album, subsequent recordings by the band and other musicians have made "gimme" the customary spelling.









































the recording features richards playing in an open tuning on electric guitar. the recording also features vocals by merry clayton. 









































section::::inspiration and recording.
gimme shelter
gimme shelter (1970 film)









































gimme shelter is a 1970 british-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. the film is named after "gimme shelter", the lead track from the group's 1969 album "let it bleed". "gimme shelter" was screened out of competition as the opening film of the 1971 cannes film festival.









































section::::context.
gimme shelter (1970 film)