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    • Dec 25, 1948
    Background vocalist Merry Clayton is born in New Orleans. Noted for her work with Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones and Leon Russell, she sings on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," tabbed one of country's all-time greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Oct 3, 1970
    Kris Kristofferson and John Hartford join a bevy of pop artists on the bill at the Big Sur Folk Festival at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in California. Also appearing: Linda Ronstadt, John Phillips, Joan Baez, Merry Clayton and The Beach Boys
    Jun 14, 2013
    The movie "20 Feet From Stardom" is released. Focused on background singers, it features Sheryl Crow, "Sweet Home Alabama" vocalist Merry Clayton, Darlene Love and Bette Midler, among others
    Jan 1, 2014
    Merry Clayton, a background singer on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," performs the national anthem with Darlene Love, Judith Hill and Lisa Fischer before the 100th Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Michigan State Spartans defeat the Stanford Cardinal, 24-20, in the NCAA game
    Jun 16, 2014
    Vocalist Merry Clayton is severely injured in a car accident in Los Angeles. She was a background singer 40 years prior on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," listed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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