“Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones Producer: Jimmy MillerComposers: Mick Jagger and Keith RichardsLyricists: Mick Jagger and Keith RichardsAssociated Perf...
So as the story goes, Merry Clayton, the female vocal on this song, received a phone call in the middle of the night. It seemed that the Rolling Stones needed a female backup for a cut they were currently recording. So, still in pajamas, 4 months pregnant and with rollers in her hair she made way to the studio and recorded this vocal, crack in the voice and all. Jagger called it bloody fabulous, and I have to agree. Now for the downer. She had a miscarriage the next day.
So as the story goes, Merry Clayton, the female vocal on this song, received a phone call in the middle of the night. It seemed that the Rolling Stones needed a female backup for a cut they were currently recording. So, still in pajamas, 4 months pregnant and with rollers in her hair she made way to the studio and recorded this vocal, crack in the voice and all. Jagger called it bloody fabulous, and I have to agree. Now for the downer. She had a miscarriage the next day.