Merry Clayton
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Dec 25 1948
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Biography
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".
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Merry Clayton's Credits
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Cagney & Lacey
Verna Dee Jordan
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Background Vocal at Porno House
Women Who Rock
Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Get Bruce!
Self
20 Feet from Stardom
Self
Maid to Order
Audrey James
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Verna Dee Jordan
Blame It on the Night
Merry Clayton
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Self
A Private Affair
Betty
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
Herself