Merry Clayton

Merry Clayton is the kind of artist I deeply respect, because her voice shaped songs that millions love without her name ever being on the marquee. Her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" still gives me chills, and the fact that she came up through soul and gospel tells me everything about where that raw power comes from. I was glad she finally got her due in 20 Feet from Stardom, the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers. To me she represents all the unsung talent that makes music history, and it feels right that her contribution is finally recognized.

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Name (English)

Merry Clayton

Name (Japanese)

メリー・クレイトン

Reading

めりー・くれいとん

Born

December 25, 1948 (age 77)

Origin

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Occupation

singer / actor / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry%20Clayton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1845966

Tags

• Louisiana
• singer
• actor
• musician

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.