I remember working with Ray Charles when I was quite young, and I would wonder, 'Why would he sing 'Georgia On My… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
I was able to endure and play a special part in music history. And I always managed to keep working, even if… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
Back when I was working with the Stones and with Joe Cocker and Neil Young and Neil Diamond and all of those… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
My dad sung and played piano. But he was also a man of God. He was a minister. So when Sam Cooke would come… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
I was very proud to be Mrs. Curtis Amy. My thing in life when I married Curtis Amy was being Mrs. Curtis Amy. Career… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
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… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
My family is part Creole, and were Indian, and were also very, very black. My father was so black, he was blue. — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
I started with Bobby Darin. He signed me to Capitol when I was 15. I was 14, getting ready to be 15. Then the… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
I remember working with Ray Charles when I was quite young, and I would wonder, 'Why would he sing 'Georgia On My Mind' and… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
Oh boy, I grew up hearing Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers, Mahalia Jackson, sitting on Mahalia Jackson's lap in my dad's church. — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
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… — Merry Clayton Copy Share Image
