who the female singer on gimme shelter
Merry Clayton
title: Gimme Shelter text: in the recording, Jagger stated in the 2003 book "According to the Rolling Stones": "The use of the female voice was the producer's idea. It would be one of those moments along the lines of 'I hear a girl on this track – get one on the phone.'" Summoned – pregnant – from bed around midnight by producer Jack Nitzsche, Clayton made her recording with just a few takes then returned home to bed. It remains the most prominent contribution to a Rolling Stones track by a female vocalist. At about 2:59 into the song, Clayton's voice cracks under the title: Merry Clayton text: Merry Clayton Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer and an actress. She provided a number of backing vocal tracks for major performing artists in the 1960s, most notably in her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter." Clayton 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. Clayton was born in Gert Town, New Orleans, Louisiana. Clayton was born on Christmas Day, and title: Gimme Shelter text: is Lisa Fischer, the only woman to appear in all their tours since 1989. In their 2012 50th anniversary tour, the Rolling Stones sang this song with Mary J. Blige, Florence Welch, and Lady Gaga. "Gimme Shelter" was never released as a single. Nevertheless, it has been included on many compilation releases, including "Gimme Shelter", "Hot Rocks 1964–1971", "Forty Licks", and "GRRR!" Michel Gondry, an Academy Award-winning French filmmaker, directed a music video for the song, which was released in 1998. The video features a sixteen-year old Brad Renfro, playing a young man escaping with his brother from a dysfunctional title: Gimme Shelter text: recorded at a last-minute late-night recording session during the mixing phase, arranged by her friend and record producer Jack Nitzsche. After the first verse is sung by Jagger, Merry Clayton enters and they share the next three verses. A harmonica solo by Jagger and guitar solo by Richards follow. Then, with great energy, Clayton repeatedly sings "Rape, murder! It's just a shot away! It's just a shot away!", almost screaming the final stanza. She and Jagger then repeat the line "It's just a shot away" and finish with repeats of "It's just a kiss away". When speaking of her inclusion title: Sarah Dash text: tour with Richards was her singing the female vocal on "Gimme Shelter." Dash starts the song with her silvery "Oohs' and then cuts loose on her solo in the middle of the song. Another contribution is only available on the Keith Richards song "Eileen", a CD single from his album "Main Offender" on the Virgin Records label. In 1992, Dash added her background vocals on the collaboration between Bo Diddley and Ronnie Wood's "Live at the Ritz" album. Lately, Dash has made a few guest appearances on albums, including Temptation and Persuasions' cut "Greener." From time to time, she also