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 ...

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 ...

Seven years after surviving a car crash that took her legs and nearly took her life, singer Merry Clayton is releasing a new album, Beautiful Scars. Merry Clayton Bares Her 'Beautiful Scars' When the ...

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 ...

A film about her career as a backup singer is what's allowing the world to remember Merry Clayton as a recording artist in her own right. By Gary Graff A film about her career as a backup singer is ...

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 ...

“Any artist worth her salt,” Merry Clayton notes, “would love (at) some time in her career to be acknowledged and to know that what you did was worth — and be very happy and very proud of that.” ...

“It is with deep regret, but also deep gratitude, that we announce the following about our beloved Merry Clayton,” the statement read. “At approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2014, Merry was ...

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 ...

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 ...