Gimme Shelter song released to aid homeless

Title

Gimme Shelter song released to aid homeless

Genre

News report; Interview; Music

TX Date

13 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

In aid of homeless charity, Putting Our House in Order, twelve different versions of the Rolling Stones song, Gimme Shelter have been released by artists including Tom Jones to raise money and awareness for the charity. Mary Wimpress reports. Artists Jimmy Somerville and Tracey Bryn talk about the importance of the project, and the failure of the benefits system.

Contributors

Mary Wimpress; Jimmy Somerville; Tracey Bryn

Keywords

Politics; Musicians; Music; Government; Social security; Fundraising; Charities; Homelessness; Homeless; Disc recordings; Music industry; Rolling Stones; Social policy and welfare; Putting Our House in Order

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