Gimme Shelter (1970 film)
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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 disas
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Killing of Meredith Hunter
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Meredith Hunter, a young black man, was stabbed and killed at the Altamont Free Concert in California on December 6, 1969, by Alan Passaro, a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. The show, the
Gimme Shelter (1970 film)
…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. 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…
Meredith Hunter, being stabbed in the back by Alan Passaro
Hells Angels clubhouse in Oakland, California
The Rolling Stones in 1967
Sam Cutler, the Rolling Stones' 1969 tour manager