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Clive Davis. 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. [1] From 1967 to 1973, Davis was the president of Columbia Records.
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- Clive Jay Davis, April 4, 1932 (age 91), New York City, U.S.
- 1965–present
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Clive Davis was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York University, where he received his B.A. magna cum laude and he graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. He resides in Manhattan with two sons and a daughter residing in the metropolitan area and one son living in Los Angeles.
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Sep 9, 2021 · Clive, in 2021, wears his 89 years like they’re layers of a custom-cut Ermenegildo Zegna — each heap of accolades sending another run of stitching up a sleeve, a hem, adding spark to a ...
Apr 19, 2022 · 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. To give just one example, in 1972 he told a young ...
- He stopped Prince releasing the world's most boring album. Prince: Putting the P-funk into "paragraph II B, sub-clause nine" In 1999, Prince licensed his 23rd album, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, to Arista Records.
- He sent back Bruce Springsteen's debut album. "It's not against nature to want a favourable critical or commercial reaction," says Davis. After getting the go-ahead from Davis, Bruce Springsteen set off to record his debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ.
- He made Bridge Over Troubled Water a hit. "I was so blown away by Bridge Over Troubled Water," says Davis of Simon & Garfunkel's best-loved composition.
- He insisted on keeping Whitney's spine-tingling intro on I Will Always Love You. The mogul signed Whitney Houston to Arista Records when she was a teenager.
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Mar 31, 2024 · Clive Davis (born April 4, 1932, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) American music executive and producer who headed several labels, notably CBS Records (1967–73) and Arista (1974–2000), and guided the careers of numerous musicians. Davis earned scholarships to New York University (B.A., 1953) and Harvard Law School (1956), and in 1960 he joined the ...
Apr 6, 2022 · 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. To ...
