“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 ...

Legendary backup singer and New Orleans native Merry Clayton walks the red carpet at the inaugural Louisiana International Film Festival on April 18, 2013 at the Joy Theater in New Orleans. (Mike ...

Legendary singer Merry Clayton releases first album in 25 years after life-altering car accident. By Gail Mitchell Merry Clayton personifies the word “indomitable.” You can hear it in the spirited ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last summer, Merry Clayton, the legendary session singer whose glass-shattering vocals gave the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" even more firepower, lost both her legs at the knees after a serious car ...

When Merry Clayton recalls the song most dear to her, "After All This Time" – one of many Carole King-written tunes on Clayton's self-titled 1971 solo album – she starts to recite the words: "Oooh, I ...

Merry Clayton, "Beautiful Scars" Merry Clayton, "A Song For You" Bobby Darin, "Who Can I Count On?" Ray Charles, "Eleanor Rigby" Merry Clayton, "Touch The Hem Of His Garment" In this episode of World ...

The movie’s enthusiastic reception has given Clayton an overdue opportunity to revisit her underappreciated early-Seventies efforts to build a solo career. Set for release June 25th, The Best of Merry ...

A June 16 crash in Los Angeles inflicted "major trauma" on the singer, whose website notes, "We are truly grateful that our dear Merry is still with us." By Roy Trakin Merry Clayton Headshot - P 2014 ...