Merry Clayton
Born: 1948-12-25
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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".
Known For
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Get Bruce!
20 Feet from Stardom
Maid to Order
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
A Private Affair
Blame It on the Night
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
Top Movie Credits
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Background Vocal at Porno House
Get Bruce!
Self
20 Feet from Stardom
Self
Maid to Order
Audrey James
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Verna Dee Jordan
A Private Affair
Betty
Blame It on the Night
Merry Clayton
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
Herself