Twenty Feet From Stardom | Interview | TimesTalks 

***LISA FISCHER*** IS BY FAR THE MOST TALENTED AND BY FAR THE MOST HUMBLE... GREAT ARTIST AND WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING!!!

I came here because of Lisa Fischer!!!

Those ladies worked the heart and soul of many great recordings.

Lord! Can Merry give you chills when she sings soprano or not! WOW!

Lisa is one of the nicest people in showbiz. Check out her facebook. She literally answers each and every question asked of her. So kind. Who else does that?

I always love watching the background singers perform, they often sing better than whoever they are backing, but for whatever reason, they are not in the limelight. (They often dance better and are more entertaining onstage too!) It's great to get some real information about their lives and all the behind the scenes "stuff" they share.

These women are the salt of the earth with voices that reached into your soul ✨

Mrs. Clayton is hilarious 😂

OMG! I was in the audience for this Q&A. It was so amazing to see these talented ladies on the stage discussing their history, their origins and influences---stories often not shared with the public. I nearly lost it when I saw Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson,) sitting in the audience with us! What a delicious treat the whole screening was that night!

6:23 She can even mimic the mic sound :)

3 beautiful souls. I will be going to see this movie. I just stumbled upon it today watching Lisa fisher song save me. Thanks Luther for making her do a album.

Merry Cleyton's too a phenomenon. Always and still love her vocal contributions to such classic Blackbyrds' recordings ("Rock Creek Park," "Happy Music").

Never heard of 20 Feet from Stardom, heading over to Netflix now. I have so much thanks to these ladies for the absolute joy of listening to them over the years.

Cissy Houston was a career great back up singer.

Wow.. I'm so thankful that my trainer, at my 9-5, as an icebreaker asked us to tell the class, what our dream job was... I stated "a background singer" & he told me about this documentary!!!! 😘😘😘😘😘 This is wonderful.. Going to watch the full documentary now.

It is about Time these PHENOMENAL people are being Acknowledged Recognized Respected and brought to the forefront for Everybody to see and hear, Thank you to ALL who are instrumental in this Daunting task. Still have my Lisa Fisher cd. Thank you for Posting this Beauty.....🎸💚

Lisa is my favorite too + such a kind soul.

All three ladies have left their respective mark, and are superstars in their own right. Merry laid down one haunt of a track on "Gimme Shelter" - she made that song what it is. Lisa was the best live backup singer the Stones ever had ~ hands down & bar none. Heard Darlene Love sing live in December of 2021, and at 80 years old (think about that one), she still belts it out! They're like a batch of kittens ~ take yer pick!

there was a moment there, when Darlene and Merry were 'patting themselves on the back", and I was uncomfortable for a split second, because talking about myself in a profound way, is not my style. But when you've made HUGE contributions to this thing we call 'rock n roll' or popular music, and you RARELY get credit or spoken of, outside of hushed conversations, you understand why they gloat about themselves. Merry Clayton's duet with Mick on 'Gimme Shelter' is one of the top 10 greatest rock tunes in recorded history, if not the top 5...EASY. And Darlene and the Crystals "He's Sure the Boy I Love' was a HUGE Spector hit back in the 60s, and has NEVER lost its appeal as one of the more popular songs ever written , produced and sung. Ive seen Lisa Fischer, live..when she was one of Luther Vandross's backup singer. She had a recording deal at that time with Elektra, I think..and her album was driven by "How Can I Ease the Pain' (a HUGE r&b jam at that time". He let her step out during his show/tour to sing two songs. And she never failed to blow the roof off with that hit of hers. These women, whether we know it or not, are a part of our everyday lives..because music is a part of our everyday lives. And these voices dont come around much. We need to honor all that they've given us.

I keep coming back to this interview because they have me lmao! I just know it would be so much fun to hang with them for a day. 😂😂😂😂😂 The stories they could tell!

DIVAS in the truest sense of the word!!!

This was too many things. Loved it. Look how absolutely humble they are. Amen.

Martha Wash should've been here too.

I love this lady's ❤️

Essential Iconic Voices

what merry states regarding the Supremes is true - I read in a book about them (The supremes) years ago that by the time Diana Ross was leaving the group - that Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong were not even on the records doing the backgrounds.. it was other session singers -

Was going to say the same thing Tim. Lisa doesn't realize how great she is. She only needs to sound like herself. She is the best singer I've ever heard.

Just fabulons! A voir absolument c'est émouvant un bel hommage qui mérite toute notre attention, respect et admiration…J'en ai encore des frissons merci aussi pour cette belle interview ...

I love these ladies! Brilliant film!

WOW What a wonderful interview... Great artists these 3 are....

these ladies are THE BOMB!

Such a great film and story

Very surprised Cissy Houston didn’t get a call for this documentary

WOW! History REPRESENTS

Amazing interview....BEAUTIFUL women!!!!

Beautiful!!!!

Love merry voice i can still shine

love love love !!!

20 feet from Stardom! Fantastic Movie. Well done, to background singers everywhere!!!!

Just saw it cried and laughed it was so good

Geez I love Lisa Fischer.

Gotta go see this. This weekend.

Mother said, "Tryina hope 'em!!" I love it!!!

That's awesome!

Wow, what God given talent. Fantastic women.

@10:43 Valerie Simpson in the crowd

Oh God Lisa, Your version is changing my life. How good is hers? :)

This excellent interview with these wonderful ladies deserves an accurate transcription for the closed captioning. Whoever did it was some combination of sloppy, not paying attention and unfamiliar with the subject matter. In many places it's so inaccurate that it's funny as in, "Ha, ha! Does the person doing the transcribing even speak English?" New York Times Events should be embarrassed and fix it, even though it's been years.

No disrespect, I just wanna hear Lisa talk-

Merry is funny!!!

oh absolutely. I think her voice is gorgeous and I know Whitney and Mariah can sing, but I don't think they sound near as good or as full of feeling as she does.

Merry also worked with Pink Floyd

I love all 3 ladies but i wish Luther was here because we need more song like how can I ease the pain I don't think there is anybody else in the world could have dang it better

Real people

Been there, done that.

Where can I find the film?

I like to be fast..life is but a day..dream but don´t dream it away..first to make a comment on this one ..now all I have to do is to find out what to say. I could sing if you could hear me..but you can´t..well I like these true stories and real people..that´s what it´s at..and to deliver. we got to move..wish ´em babes the best of luck on this journey their takin on.. to blend..that´s what we do all the time..I sing an´ play and to sing behind is a very difficult thing to do..try it!

I agree with shittywife totally, Lisa is my favorite though ;)

1:36 - 5:30" Ethnography -- the first-hand personal accounts of singers

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@4:25 Lisa Fischer

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Phil spector started the crystals, merry had her 2 legs amputated below knees

Did he really say that🤣