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Apr 8, 2021 · Seven years after surviving a car crash that took her legs and nearly took her life, singer Merry Clayton is releasing a new album, Beautiful Scars.
Apr 7, 2021 · On June 16, 2014, Clayton was injured in a near-fatal crash on a Los Angeles freeway. She suffered serious trauma to her legs, resulting in their amputation at the knees. Clayton woke up in the...
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Jun 22, 2014 · Merry Clayton, the “Gimme Shelter” backup singer whose story was featured in the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, was badly injured in a car accident in Los Angeles earlier this week.
Jun 24, 2014 · Merry Clayton, the veteran backup singer who was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary "20 Feet From Stardom," is recovering after being seriously injured in an automobile accident.
Jul 19, 2021 · An album was nearing completion, but a car crash left her hospitalized for months and took both of Clayton’s legs. Now, after all these years, Merry Clayton, finally, is having her moment. A...
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Mar 31, 2021 · In June 2014, three months after Twenty Feet From Stardom, the documentary telling the story of the legendary backup singer, won an Oscar, Clayton suffered a near-fatal car accident in her...
Jun 24, 2014 · Merry Clayton, the veteran backup singer who was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary "20 Feet From Stardom," is recovering after being seriously injured in an automobile accident.
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Jun 22, 2014 · The vocalist, known for singing on The Rolling Stones‘s 1969 track ‘Gimme Shelter’ suffered ‘severe injures’ during the accident in Los Angeles on June 16, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Apr 8, 2021 · Then several months after that 2014 win, Clayton lost her legs in a car accident. What she didn’t lose, however, is the indomitable spirit that’s fostered her life and estimable career.
Jun 24, 2014 · Clayton, most notably known for her iconic duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter," suffered "severe injuries to her lower body, including major trauma to her lower...
