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Personnel. Ed Thrasher – artwork by (art direction) Alexander Hamilton, Gilbert Ivey, Henry Jackson, Joyce Austin, Merry Clayton, Reuben Franklin – backing vocals. Chuck Rainey – bass guitar. Jeff Porcaro – drums. Keith Johnson – electric piano. Bruce Robb, Joe Chiccarelli – engineer. Cornell Dupree – guitar (lead) Larry Carlton – guitar (rhythm)
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 ...
You should catch 20 Feet From Stardom. The film follows the behind-the-scenes of backup singers and stars Darlene Love, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Táta Vega, and Jo Lawry, Merry Clayton, among many others. It covers Merry’s middle of the night call — great story.
But take out Merry Clayton’s wail and what have you got? A pretty good Stones tune, granted, but it’s no “Gimme Shelter.” Her contributions make this an uncannily haunting song, a warning from some ancient tragic chorus, a frenzied Sibylline prophecy, and I think I’m underselling it.
9 de abr. de 2021 · April 9, 20211:36 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 30-Minute Listen. Playlist. Clayton sang backup with Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Carole King and many others. Now she has a new album —...
28 de mar. de 2021 · By Jim Farber. Published March 28, 2021 Updated March 29, 2021. In 1962, an excited 14-year-old Merry Clayton turned up for her first big recording session. After entering the storied Capitol...
25 de feb. de 2014 · Arts Feb 25, 2014 1:13 PM EDT. It was the middle of the night in 1969. Merry Clayton, a respected back-up singer, receives a call to help the Rolling Stones. Donning her robe and curlers,...
