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Merry Clayton

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Merry Clayton

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American musician

Film & TV

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Merry Clayton is an American soul and gospel singer and an actress. She provided a number of backing vocal tracks for major performing artists in the 1960s, most notably in her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter".

Known for

  • Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It — Self2026
  • Women Who Rock — Self2022
  • 20 Feet from Stardom — Self2013
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self2003
  • A Private Affair — Betty2000
  • Get Bruce! — Self1999
  • Cagney & Lacey: The Return — Verna Dee Jordan1994
  • Dirty Dancing Live in Concert — Herself1988
  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour1988
  • Maid to Order — Audrey James1987

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1948-12-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
140,678
Total plays
648,414

Tags

soulfemale vocalists60s70samerican

Merry has recorded with many diverse artists including Elvis Presley, the Supremes, Ray Charles (becoming one of the Raelettes) and the Rolling Stones. In 1962, she recorded the song 'You're The Reason I'm Living' with rock singer Bobby Darin. Merry made her solo debut in 1963 with 'The Doorbell Rings', before recording a version of 'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)', a song later popularized by Betty Everett and Cher. Clayton went on to record further singles before beginning a succes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
soul
Instrument
voice
Record label
A&M Records
Image
MerryClaytonHWOFDec2012.jpg
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Commons category
Merry Clayton
date of birth
1948-12-25
start of work period
1962-00-00
writing language
English language
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