Clydie King
Born Clydie May Crittendon
Clydie King (born 21 August 1943, Dallas, Texas, USA – died 7 January 2019, Monrovia, California, USA) was an American singer and vocalist. She is best remembered for her session work which spanned some of the most influential recordings of the 1960s and 1970s.
King provided backing vocals for Humble Pie, which achieved great popularity in the United States, and went on to become an in-demand session singer, working with Venetta Fields and Sherlie Matthews. She recorded with B.B. King, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker, Dickey Betts, Joe Walsh, and many others.
