5/10/2023 0 Comments Maureen mahon black diamond queens![]() However, like other Black women background singers, Clayton initially didn’t get the credit she deserved her first name was misspelled as “Mary” in the album’s liner notes. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s most famous, of course, for the ethereal vocals on the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” Her soaring vocals open the song, but it’s in the second and the fourth line of each verse following the first and then in the refrains - especially the second refrain, “rape! / murder! / it’s just a kiss away,” which may be the most visceral performance in rock history - that the song belongs to Clayton. While Clayton’s album displays her soaring vocals and her enduring ability to capture the essence of a song and drive it to its emotional heights, she still deserves to be better known, and she deserves a place in rock history for the ways she made songs her own, even when she sang background vocals. It’s her first studio album since 1994’s Miracles, but more importantly the new album allows her to testify about her gratitude for her miraculous recovery from a car crash in which she lost both her legs. ![]() On April 9, Merry Clayton will release a new album titled Beautiful Scars. ![]()
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