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Merry Clayton

United States • b. 1948-12-25

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Biography

Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She contributed vocals to numerous tracks and worked with many major recording artists for decades, including a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter". Clayton is prominently featured in 20 Feet from Stardom, the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

2,910 releases · 202 albums · active 1969–2026

  • Performance · 3,933
  • Other credits · 218
  • Production · 11

Studios: A&M Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Sunset Sound · Olympic Studios

Frequent collaborators

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