Merry Clayton

Merry Clayton

75 · Born: Dec 25, 1948

Personal Details

Born Dec 25, 1948 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Parents
  • Eva B. Clayton
  • A.G. Williams Sr.
Relatives
  • Sam Clayton (Sibling)

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".

Career

2024
2007
2000
A Private Affair
A Private Affair as Betty
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1987
Maid to Order
Maid to Order as Audrey James
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Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey as Verna Dee Jordan
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1984
Blame It on the Night
Blame It on the Night as Merry Clayton
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2013
Twenty Feet from Stardom
1988
Dirty Dancing Concert Tour