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Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton was born December 25, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is an
American R&B singer. Raised singing in her father's church, she made her first
recording in 1962 at age 14 on a duet with Bobby Darin titled "Who Can I Count
On?". She provided backing vocals for Ray Charles and Pearl Bailey, and recorded
an early version of "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" in 1963. Clayton
achieved international fame in 1969 for her backing vocals on The Rolling
Stones' track "Gimme Shelter", which appeared on their album Let It Bleed. In
1970, she released her own version of ...
