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P.S. there's a great story about the recording of Gimme Shelter. I don't remember all the details but I believe the Stones called up the female singer in the middle of the night as they were set to record the tune in their studio (I think in L.A.?). She was in hair curlers, was awoken but...given that she was relatively undiscovered and she had the impromptu chance to appear on a Stones tune, she got up, rushed to the studio. Her voice cracking when hitting the high note on "murder!" apparently gave Mick Jagger chills...you can actually hear him yell "yeah!" right after her voice cracks... and the rest was history. It gives me chills too!

if you have not, you should check out the documentary "20 feet from stardom"

her name is Merry Clayton

[82lsju]

P.S. there's a great story about the recording of Gimme Shelter. I don't remember all the details but I believe the Stones called up the female singer in the middle of the night as they were set to record the tune in their studio (I think in L.A.?). She was in hair curlers, was awoken but...given that she was relatively undiscovered and she had the impromptu chance to appear on a Stones tune, she got up, rushed to the studio. Her voice cracking when hitting the high note on "murder!" apparently gave Mick Jagger chills...you can actually hear him yell "yeah!" right after her voice cracks... and the rest was history. It gives me chills too!

if you have not, you should check out the documentary "20 feet from stardom"

her name is Merry Clayton