Merry Clayton
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Merry Clayton
Merry Claytonis an American soul and gospel singer and an actress. She provided a number of back-up vocal tracks for major performing artists in the 1960s, most notably in her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter." Merry is featured in 20 Feet from Stardom, the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry. In 2013, she released The Best of Merry Clayton, a compilation of her favorite songs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth25 December 1948
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
Merry Clayton quotes about
I always say that I went to the College of Blossoms and the University of Ray Charles.
I was signed to A&M, I was signed to Lou Adler, who had a company within a company, which was A&M Records, and everything - James Taylor, Rita Coolidge, Carole King - I worked on all of that stuff.
I knew how to sing in choirs and sing in church, but I didn't know how to sing in a studio. That's what Darlene and the Blossoms taught me to do - to be a studio singer.
Carole King is one of my dearest friends. Were like family.