10 Songs to Memorialize Clive Davis, the Larger-than-Life Music Executive
Springsteen, Alicia Keys and other artists praised the executive who shaped careers across five decades after his family announced his death at 94.
- On Monday, June 22, legendary music executive Clive Davis died at 94. The influential producer, who led Columbia Records and Arista Records, passed away at his Manhattan home surrounded by family.
- According to longtime representative Aliza Rabinoff, Davis passed away peacefully from age-related illness. Over five decades, the music mogul launched careers of icons including Whitney Houston, Patti Smith, and Bruce Springsteen.
- Musician Bruce Springsteen recalled Davis signing him at age 22 as a '22-year-old nobody,' treating him with equal respect throughout his success. Guitarist Carlos Santana called Davis a 'visionary' who believed in the band 'from the beginning.'
- Singer Barry Manilow, who collaborated with Davis for fifty years, said his heart was heavy with the loss. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys credited Davis as a 'visionary' who transformed her creative freedom and shaped her career.
- His family celebrated Davis as a 'towering figure whose influence changed music forever,' noting he never lost sight of loved ones. The music executive leaves behind a mentorship legacy that shaped the soundtrack of countless lives across generations.
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The late music producer Clive Davis has helped many stars to their careers. Among them was the then only 18-year-old Alicia Keys. In an emotional post she pays tribute to the man who promoted her career early and shaped her life sustainably.
The music world is saying goodbye to legendary producer Clive Davis, who guided the careers of stars including the late Whitney Houston, Sean Combs - Diddy and Kelly Clarkson. Alicia Keys, Dionne Warwick and Barry Manilow were among those who said goodbye to the mogul.
10 songs to memorialize Clive Davis
NEW YORK — No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself. But if anyone came close, it was Clive Davis. The record company lawyer who became one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys, has died, it was announced Monday. He was 94. The greatest way to c…
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