Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Clive Davis. Clive wasn’t just a music legend, he was a champion of artists and someone who believed in people and their dreams. Forever grateful for his guidance, his generosity, and the opportunities he gave so many of us. Rest in peace❤️
Entertainment icon Clive Davis, who shaped modern music as founder of Arista Records and president of Columbia Records, died at 94, family members tell NBC News.
Davis was credited with discovering Whitney Houston and bringing the singer to prominence, in addition to countless other music stars.
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CARLOS SANTANA told our sister publication Billboard of Clive Davis:
Clive Davis was a visionary. He could hear the intangible before anyone else could see it. He believed in Santana from the beginning, and years later he believed in us again. That kind of faith is a beautiful blessing, and I will always be grateful.
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Clive Davis, the Grammy-winning music mogul who founded Arista Records, discovered and mentored Whitney Houston and specialized in resurrecting the careers of artists many considered past their peak, died Monday at his New York City home. He was 94.
Davis founded Arista Records in 1974 after a storied tenure in senior posts at Columbia/CBS Records and later Bell Records. His label would specialize in revitalizing the careers of veteran artists whose commercial success seemed to have peaked. Among those were Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin,the Grateful Dead, Santana, the Kinks, Dionne Warwick and many more. The label also was home to such popular acts as Houston, Barry Manilow, Air Supply and Patti Smith.
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To honor Clive Davis, here's a rare look at one of the most legendary music executives through the eyes of the artists and collaborators who knew him best.
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Music mogul Clive Davis, the celebrated producer and label executive who signed and nurtured genre-defining artists like Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, has died. https://t.co/1nib8vofgU
Barry Manilow remembers Clive Davis:
"For 50 years we worked together, created together, argued together, and celebrated together. Yes, some would say it was business. But to Clive, it never was. It was family."