Clydie King
Clydie King (born Clydie May Crittendon, August 21, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American singer best known for her session work as a backing vocalist.
Discovered by songwriter Richard Berry, King began her recording career in 1956 with Little Clydie and the Teens, she was a member of Ray Charles' Raeletts for three years and contributed to early '60s recordings by producer Phil Spector. She recorded solo singles for Specialty Records, Kent Records and others.
King went on to become an in-demand session singer alongside Venetta Fields and Sherlie Matthews and record with The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Dickey Betts and many others. She was a member of The Blackberries with Fields and Matthews and sang on Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, which became a feature film. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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