Personal Life
Clayton was married to jazz artist Curtis Amy until his death in 2002. Clayton's brother is the Little Feat percussionist Sam Clayton.
She had a miscarriage upon returning home from recording Gimme Shelter; some hypothesize this was due to the strain associated with reaching such high notes whilst singing.
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