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> [I started with Bobby Darin. He signed me to Capitol when I was 15. I was 14, getting ready to be 15.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-started-with-bobby-darin-he-signed-me-to-capitol-when-i-was-15-i/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

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> [I always say that I went to the College of Blossoms and the University of Ray Charles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-always-say-that-i-went-to-the-college-of-blossoms-and-the/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

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> [I knew how to sing in choirs and sing in church, but I didn't know how to sing in a studio. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-knew-how-to-sing-in-choirs-and-sing-in-church-but-i-didn-t-know-how/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

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## More by Merry Clayton

> [My dad sung and played piano. But he was also a man of God. He was a minister. So when Sam Cooke would come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/my-dad-sung-and-played-piano-but-he-was-also-a-man-of-god-he-was-a/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [I was very proud to be Mrs. Curtis Amy. My thing in life when I married Curtis Amy was being Mrs. Curtis Amy. Career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-was-very-proud-to-be-mrs-curtis-amy-my-thing-in-life-when-i-married/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [I was signed to A&M, I was signed to Lou Adler, who had a company within a company, which was A&M Records, and everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-was-signed-to-a-m-i-was-signed-to-lou-adler-who-had-a-company/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [My family is part Creole, and were Indian, and were also very, very black. My father was so black, he was blue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/my-family-is-part-creole-and-were-indian-and-were-also-very-very/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [Carole King is one of my dearest friends. Were like family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/carole-king-is-one-of-my-dearest-friends-were-like-family/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [I started with Bobby Darin. He signed me to Capitol when I was 15. I was 14, getting ready to be 15. Then the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-started-with-bobby-darin-he-signed-me-to-capitol-when-i-was-15-i/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [I remember working with Ray Charles when I was quite young, and I would wonder, 'Why would he sing 'Georgia On My Mind' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-remember-working-with-ray-charles-when-i-was-quite-young-and-i/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [Oh boy, I grew up hearing Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers, Mahalia Jackson, sitting on Mahalia Jackson's lap in my dad's church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/oh-boy-i-grew-up-hearing-sam-cooke-the-soul-stirrers-mahalia-jackson/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [I have always said every good thing is divinely sent from heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-have-always-said-every-good-thing-is-divinely-sent-from-heaven/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [Carole King is one of my dearest friends. We're like family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/carole-king-is-one-of-my-dearest-friends-we-re-like-family/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [My mother was a lupus patient. I was a child with the lupus gene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/my-mother-was-a-lupus-patient-i-was-a-child-with-the-lupus-gene/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [I was able to endure and play a special part in music history. And I always managed to keep working, even if I wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-was-able-to-endure-and-play-a-special-part-in-music-history-and-i/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [Stay cool, stay humble, stay beautiful, and just do the work](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/stay-cool-stay-humble-stay-beautiful-and-just-do-the-work/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [I felt like if I just gave my heart to what I was doing, I would automatically be a star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-felt-like-if-i-just-gave-my-heart-to-what-i-was-doing-i-would/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

> [I always say that I went to the College of Blossoms and the University of Ray Charles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merry-clayton/i-always-say-that-i-went-to-the-college-of-blossoms-and-the/)

[Merry Clayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merry-clayton/)

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