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Jun 6, 2024 · Yes - by Merry Clayton - Dirty DancingHi everyone!The 80s, what a time. Going out dancing and whatnot? Some Dirty Dancing music, for you! Jump and hop with m...
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4 days ago · Merry Clayton recorded a version in gospel style on her 1970 album Gimme Shelter. A cover was included on The Supremes 1970 release New Ways But Love Stays with lead vocals by Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson, and Cindy Birdsong.
6 days ago · Vocal dynamo Merry Clayton was just 16 when she became the lead female singer in the Ray Charles Orchestra and 20 when she famously duetted with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones' classic "Gimme...
4 days ago · The Rolling Stones’ song “Gimme Shelter” features the powerful vocals of Merry Clayton. Clayton’s passionate performance on this iconic track is considered one of the highlights of the band’s discography.
5 days ago · The young woman who lit up the refrain with her fiery delivery is Merry Clayton. Born on Christmas Day (hence, “Merry”) in New Orleans, she was the daughter of a baptist minister, who raised...
Jun 4, 2024 · Merry Clayton, who is African American and sings backup on the song, initially objected to its lyrics. Referencing the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham by the Ku Klux Klan in 1963, in which four young Black girls were killed, Clayton recounted to National Public Radio in 2018, “I said four little girls lost their ...
Jun 14, 2024 · The Rolling Stones would later import Black artists like the incomparable but unheralded Merry Clayton to sing on their records.
