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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". [1]
In 1969, The Rolling Stones originally asked Bonnie to sing a duet with Mick Jagger on their song "Gimme Shelter", but Delaney refused to let her perform with the Stones. [7] The Stones then asked soul and gospel singer Merry Clayton to sing on the track. It remains the most prominent contribution to a Rolling Stones track by a female vocalist. [8]
"Gimme Shelter" [a] is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Jagger–Richards, it is the opening track of the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed. [6] [7] The song covers the brutal realities of war, including murder, rape and fear. [8] [7] It features prominent guest vocals by American singer Merry Clayton.
EXCLUSIVE: Gimme Shelter, directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwein, is widely considered one of the greatest music documentaries of all time. The film, which chronicled the Rolling ...
"Gimme Shelter" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 8:44: Recorded at Shea Stadium, Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, New York on July 9, 1971. "Into the Sun" - 9:50: Recorded at The Cobo Arena, Jefferson Ave, Detroit, Michigan on the April 30, 1971.
As the Grammy Award's first female nominee in the Best Rock Gospel category, Ashley Cleveland won this award in 1996 for her album Lesson of Love, in 1999 for You Are There, and in 2008 for Before the Daylight's Shot. She is the only artist to be nominated, and win, three times in this category.
Sharing a separate statement by Ghanaian-British star Fuse ODG, the singer-songwriter said his understanding of the narrative around Band Aid’s controversial charity singles had ‘changed’
Gimme Shelter is a compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released on Decca Records in 1971. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart. [2] This is not a soundtrack album from the film of the same name. Side one is composed of previously released studio recordings from 1968 and 1969.