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  • Gimme Shelter

    07/19/2024 5:56:37 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 23 replies
    Rolling Stones, Genius ^ | 12/5/69 | Rolling Stones
    [Intro: Merry Clayton] Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-oohOoh, a storm is threatening My very life today If I don't get some shelter Ooh yeah, I'm gonna fade away [Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton] War, children It's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children It's just a shot away It's just a shot away, yeah
  • Altamont 40 years later: Organizers recall perfect storm of bad decisions and worse breaks

    11/29/2009 9:03:46 AM PST · by SmithL · 22 replies · 994+ views
    Oakland Tribune ^ | 11/29/9 | Jim Harrington
    It was supposed to be "Woodstock West" — a free concert that would draw hundreds of thousands of fans, feature some of the biggest names in rock and solidify the still-blossoming Flower Power movement.The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was also envisioned as something that would emerge as the most famous music event in Bay Area history. It did just that, but for all the wrong reasons."It was just a big mess," says Rock Scully, the longtime manager of the Grateful Dead and one of the primary organizers of the festival. "But the ball was rolling and it couldn't be stopped."Some...