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Acting

Merry Clayton

Born
Dec 25, 1948 · Age 77
Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
9
TV credits
4
Also known as (2)
  • Raspberries
  • The Merry Clayton Singers

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".