Merry Clayton
- Born
- 25 December 1948 (77 years)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Gender
- Female
Merry Clayton 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".
