Merry Clayton

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".

Birthday

Dec 25, 1948

Place of birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also known as

• Raspberries
• The Merry Clayton Singers