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Originally Posted by Macfan4life
Are you being serious or sarcastic? Stevie today could never handle such a song today. But at her peak powers she could have probably done a noble job. Merry Clayton, who sang it on the record was singing so hard that she suffered a miscarriage.
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Very interesting. Is there more information on Merry Clayton's miscarriage after delivering the vocal on "Gimme Shelter"?
I remember seeing the documentary "20 Feet from Stardom" that featured this story. Evidently, a very pregnant Merry Clayton at home asleep when she received a phone call from The Stones in the middle of the night asking her to come to the studio. She showed up half asleep with rollers in her hair and delivered the vocal in the sound booth.
How long after the recording did she lose the unborn child? Do you think the stress and strain of delivering the searing vocal was the cause of the miscarriage? Since I heard this story, I always cringe a bit every time I hear the song.