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In an interview last week with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air, Clayton talked about the night she was asked to sing on “Gimme Shelter”: Well, I’m at home at about 12–I’d say about 11:30, almost 12 o’clock at night.
Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She contributed vocals to numerous tracks and worked with many major recording artists for decades, including a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song " Gimme Shelter ". [1]
Mar 13, 1986 · Merry Clayton’s spine-chilling vocal on the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” is one of the most famed in ‘60s rock. But the 1969 classic brings painful memories to Clayton: The physical strain...
Apr 7, 2021 · In her soul-filled renditions, there is the innocence of a girl who sang at her daddy’s New Orleans church, the unabashed fun of a young woman who sang on the Rolling Stones classic “Gimme Shelter”...
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Mar 28, 2021 · After a half-century as one of music’s most in-demand backup singers — during which she had several shots at becoming a star in her own right — Clayton suffered a tragedy that has tested the...
Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American singer and actress specializing in soul and gospel music. She was one of Ray Charles‘ Raelettes in the start of her career.
Jun 29, 2018 · In a fabulous clip from the 2013 film 20 Feet From Stardom, the great Merry Clayton, who sang the incredible backup vocals on the iconic Rolling Stones song “Gimme Shelter”, recalled the night she was asked to come to the studio to record, after she had gotten ready for bed.
