Merry Clayton

About Merry Clayton

Soul and gospel singer who collaborated with the Rolling Stones on the song Gimme Shelter. In addition, she appeared in the Academy Award-winning film 20 Feet From Stardom.

Merry Clayton is an American soul singer and actress. She provided a number of backing tracks to major performers in the 1960s, most notably in her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones track "Gimme Shelter". Clayton appeared in 20 Feet from Stardom, the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry.

Labels	Ode/A&M, MCA Records, Motown Gospel/Universal
Associated acts	ld, The Raelettes, The Rolling Stones, Sisters Love, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Coldplay, Jess Conrad
Born	December 25, 1948, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Years active	1962–present
Genres	Soul, gospel
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress

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Merry Clayton before fame

When she was 14 years old, she began her singing career by recording a duet with Bobby Darin called"Who Can I Count On?" (When I Can't Count On You).

Achievement of Merry Clayton

In 1987, her song Yes was included on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$3 Million

Merry Clayton family life

She was married to jazz musician Curtis Amy from 1970 to 2002.

Associations of Merry Clayton

She sang backup vocals on Neil Young's self-titled debut album, released in 1968.

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