![]() ![]() But while she was pushing through, someone asked her, what are you trying to do? She said, if I could just touch the hem of his garment, I know I will be made whole. But she heard 'bout Jesus was passing by, so she joined the gathering throng. MERRY CLAYTON: (Singing) There was a woman in the Bible days. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TOUCH THE HEM OF HIS GARMENT") It's also her first album since she was in a car accident seven years ago, an accident that resulted in the amputation of both her legs from the knees down. It's titled "Beautiful Scars" and features gospel songs and songs about overcoming. Merry Clayton now has her first album in over 25 years. Today we listen back to our 2013 interview with Merry Clayton and with the film's director, Morgan Neville. She sung backup for many famous performers and was featured in the 2013 Oscar-winning documentary about backup singers called "20 Feet From Stardom." That movie profiles several backup singers who have great voices but never became major stars, singers who have worked with Sam Cooke, David Bowie, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. In concert, when Ray Charles sang, tell me what I say, Merry Clayton sang the echo as one of The Raelettes. In the now-classic Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter," the backup vocalist singing, rape, murder - it's just a shot away, is Merry Clayton. I'm Dave Bianculli, professor of TV studies at Rowan University, sitting in for Terry Gross. ![]()
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