Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton 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". Clayton is prominently featured in 20 Feet from Stardom, the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry.
25 December 1948
Born on the same birth date (25 December 1948): Barbara Mandrell • Joel Santana • Kay Hymowitz
Born on the same birth day (25 December): Adolf Windaus • Barbara Mandrell • Benjamin Pierce (governor) • Chris Kamara • Demaryius Thomas • Enrique Jorrín • Ferman Akgül • Jo-Jo Moore • Kay Hymowitz • Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau • Rhaka Khan • Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1982) • Tuomas Holopainen
Born in the same month (December 1948): Alan Parsons • Colin Todd • Dee Wallace • Deputy Prime Minister of Australia • Dušan Bajević • George Foster (baseball) • Jacky Clark Chisholm • Jim Bonfanti • Joel Santana • Lynne Thigpen • Patricia Hewitt • Patrick Yakowa • Stan Bowles • Steve Garvey • Ziggy Modeliste