Merry Clayton
Beautiful Scars
Motown Gospel
Anyone that hadn’t already heard of Merry Clayton not only found out that they had heard her but also recognised her as the star of 20 Feet From Stardom. That documentary about backup singers put Clayton front and centre where she belonged – her own version of Gimme Shelter recorded a year after the definitive Ro…
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