Search results
Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1932) is an American record producer, A&R executive, record executive, and lawyer. He has won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a non-performer, in 2000. From 1967 to 1973, Davis was the president of Columbia Records.
As the record industry’s most innovative, outspoken and influential executive, Clive Davis has had a profound effect on the world of music, acting as both its champion and its critic, and as perhaps its most visible and respected spokesman.
With two autobiographies, a documentary film and literally thousands of interviews over the course of his 60-plus year career, Davis’ history — from his childhood in Brooklyn to his early years at Columbia Records, to founding Arista and J Records and his current role as chief creative artist at Sony Music — has been well-documented, as ...
Sep 9, 2021 · Music supermogul Clive Davis has forged an empire of artists from Whitney Houston to Alicia Keys to Bruce Springsteen. Why isn't it enough?
Oct 4, 2017 · Now aged 85, Davis is the chief creative officer of Sony Music, and revered as one of the dons of the music industry. And his story is explored in a new documentary, Soundtrack of Our Lives,...
Apr 6, 2022 · Clive Davis at 90: His Executives Recall the Man, the Mentor, the Music and the Long, Cold Meetings. By. Jem Aswad. AP. Clive Davis ‘ name is a synonym for the ultimate record man. In terms...
Producer and music executive Clive Davis had an uncanny eye for talent; he signed Whitney Houston, Patti Smith, P. Diddy and more.
Clive Davis. Soundtrack: Deadpool 2. Clive Davis was born in Brooklyn, New York. He entered Harvard Law School on a full scholarship and graduated in 1956. Four years later, he arrived at Columbia Records as an attorney.
Mar 23, 2022 · Clive Davis on Turning 90, His New Paramount+ Series & Why He’s ‘Very Encouraged’ by the Upcoming Whitney Houston Biopic. The industry legend also discusses the march for LGBTQ rights in music,...
Clive Davis at 90: His Executives Recall the Man, the Mentor, the Music and the Long, Cold Meetings. Clive Davis’ name is a synonym for the ultimate record man. In terms of success, influence, longevity, and the artists and executives he has mentored, he has no peer and probably never will.