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Merry Clayton

Gert Town, United States • b. 1948-12-25

Merry Clayton is credited on 1,719 releases across 204 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,719

Pressings credited

204

Albums

7

Decades active

1,072

In collections

Biography

Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She contributed vocals to numerous tracks and worked with many major recording artists for decades, including a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter". Clayton is prominently featured in 20 Feet from Stardom, the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry.

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1,719 releases · 204 albums · active 1969–2025

  • Performance · 2,391
  • Other credits · 87
  • Production · 7

Studios: A&M Studios · Sunset Sound · Sunwest Recording Studios · Olympic Studios

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