“Is that just something?” Merry Clayton gasps delightedly at the top of her Yahoo Entertainment interview, when it’s brought up that her new release on the Motown Gospel imprint, Beautiful Scars, is ...
One of rock's most important backup singers, Merry Clayton performs a relaxed but purposeful Tiny Desk home concert. The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR ...
In 1969, Merry Clayton stepped into a recording studio in her pajamas and sang an enduring, chill-inducing part on The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” At this point, Clayton had been working as a ...
Singer Merry Clayton triumphantly returns from an accident that took her legs with ‘Beautiful Scars’
Merry Clayton should have had her moment 50 years ago. A singer from New Orleans’ Gert Town, she lent her powerful voice to songs by Bill Withers, Neil Young, Carole King, Leon Russell, Billy Preston ...
Celebrated gospel, rock and soul singer Merry Clayton received some long-overdue recognition by way of the 2013 documentary, “Twenty Feet from Stardom.” Now, years after surviving a tragic accident ...
New Orleans native Merry Clayton, one of the backup singers featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “20 Feet from Stardom,” was severely injured Monday in an auto accident in Los Angeles. A ...
When asked how she would describe her voice, singer Merry Clayton replied, "Angelic." "That it is!" concurred correspondent Lee Cowan. "It's my gift. It's my gift." Clayton has been offering that gift ...
Merry Clayton is returning to her gospel roots with her first new album in decades. The Grammy Award-winning vocal powerhouse, who sang with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones classic “Gimme Shelter” ...
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