You hear Merry Clayton’s life in her voice. In her soul-filled renditions, there is the innocence of a girl who sang at her daddy’s New Orleans church, the unabashed fun of a young woman who sang on ...

Merry Clayton should have had her moment 50 years ago. A singer from New Orleans’ Gert Town, she lent her powerful voice to songs by Bill Withers, Neil Young, Carole King, Leon Russell, Billy Preston ...

“Is that just something?” Merry Clayton gasps delightedly at the top of her Yahoo Entertainment interview, when it’s brought up that her new release on the Motown Gospel imprint, Beautiful Scars, is ...

When asked how she would describe her voice, singer Merry Clayton replied, "Angelic." "That it is!" concurred correspondent Lee Cowan. "It's my gift. It's my gift." Clayton has been offering that gift ...

Merry Clayton — the famed gospel singer who features on songs like the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” — has announced her new album Beautiful Scars, due out ...

When the Rolling Stones released "Gimme Shelter" in 1969, everyone recognized Mick Jagger. But at the time, no one knew who that voice – you know the one – belonged to. It was Merry Clayton, one of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Merry Clayton, the veteran backup singer who was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “20 Feet From Stardom,” is recovering after being seriously injured in an automobile ...

Vocal dynamo Merry Clayton was just 16 when she became the lead female singer in the Ray Charles Orchestra and 20 when she famously duetted with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones’ classic “Gimme ...

Merry Clayton is returning to her gospel roots with her first new album in decades. The Grammy Award-winning vocal powerhouse, who sang with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones classic “Gimme Shelter” ...

When the Rolling Stones released "Gimme Shelter" in 1969, everyone recognized Mick Jagger. But at the time, no one knew who that voice – you know the one – belonged to. It was Merry Clayton, one of ...