American music producer and record executive Clive Davis, who discovered or helped build the careers of many world stars, including Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Janis Joplin, and Carlos Santana, has died at the age of 94. This is reported by the Associated Press, writes UNN.
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Davis's death was confirmed by his family. The producer died in his apartment in Manhattan. Earlier this year, he was hospitalized due to an upper respiratory tract illness.
To the whole world, our father was an iconic music legend whose vision, instincts, and relentless pursuit of perfection shaped the soundtrack of countless lives
From a lawyer to one of the most influential people in the music industry
Clive Davis was born in 1932 in New York. After studying at Harvard Law School, he became a lawyer at Columbia Records, and within seven years, he headed the company.
With his involvement, contracts were secured by Bruce Springsteen, Neil Diamond, Chicago, Janis Joplin, and many other performers. Later, he founded the labels Arista Records and J Records, where he worked with Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, and other artists.
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One of Davis's greatest successes is considered to be the career of Whitney Houston, whom he signed as a teenager and helped turn into one of the most successful pop singers in history.
Former US President Barack Obama previously noted that "Clive's talent has always been to see and hear what other people don't."
Davis's influence on the music industry spanned more than six decades, and his annual pre-Grammy Awards gala remained one of the most famous events in the music world.