Merry Clayton
Acting · 77 years old
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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".
Known For
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Self
Women Who Rock
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Blame It on the Night
Merry Clayton
20 Feet from Stardom
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Cagney & Lacey
Verna Dee Jordan
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Verna Dee Jordan
Get Bruce!
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Nine 1/2 Weeks
Background Vocal at Porno House
Maid to Order
Audrey James
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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A Private Affair
Betty