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Feb 24, 2023 · One day, Merry Clayton was in her bed, pregnant, with hair curlers in and silk pajamas on, when she received a phone call at her Los Angeles home about midnight in the autumn of 1969, according to ...
Feb 28, 2022 · The 73-year-old songstress recalls running over to the woman her family called "Hailey" to sit beside her and lay on her shoulder. "She was such a queen to me," Clayton says. "So when I first met ...
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Apr 9, 2021 · Singer Merry Clayton did the iconic background vocals of the 1969 Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter." But despite the fame and success of the record, Clayton remained largely anonymous. Until ...
Apr 8, 2021 · Merry Clayton spoke with NPR's Rachel Martin about the genesis of Beautiful Scars, Diane Warren's involvement and what the title track means to her. Hear the radio version at the audio link, and ...
May 3, 2009 · Merry performs her classic rendition of the Stones mega smash "Gimme Shelter". Not only was she the featured female vocalist on their version she also covere...
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Merry Clayton. More images. Profile: Soul - gospel - rhythm 'n' blues disco singer - actress. Born on 25.12.1948 in Gert Town, New Orleans, Louisiana. Wife of the late jazz artist Curtis Amy. Sister of Little Feat 's percussionist Sam Clayton . Debuted at 14 years old in 1962 with the duet with Bobby Darin, "Who Can I Count On? (When I Can't ...
Mar 31, 2021 · When Merry Clayton woke up in the hospital, she just had one question. In June 2014, three months after Twenty Feet From Stardom, the documentary telling the story of the legendary backup singer ...
