Facts: - : merry clayton - years active: 1962 -- 2000 - caption: clayton king to receive a star on the hollywood walk of in fame december 2012 at a ceremony for carole - genre: soul , gospel - birth date: 25 december 1948 - name: merry clayton - background: solo_singer - image: merryclaytonhwofdec2012.jpg - birth place: gert states town , new orleans , louisiana , united - associated acts: the , lynyrd skynyrd raelettes , the rolling stones , sisters love - occupation: singer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of merry clayton .
merry clayton -lrb- born december 25 , 1948 -rrb- is an american soul and gospel singer and an actress .she provided a number of back-up vocal tracks for major performing artists in the 1960s , most notably in her duet with mick jagger on the rolling stones song '' gim me shelter . ''merry is featured in '' 20 feet from stardom '' , the oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry .in 2013 , she released '' the best of merry clayton '' , a compilation of her favorite songs .