Music industry titan Clive Davis, who started as a record company lawyer and went on to launch the careers of superstars like Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Barry Manilow, Whitney Houston, and Alicia Keys, has died at 94. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Davis served as chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment. He was known for his annual pre-Grammy galas. In 2014, he appeared during press day in Beverly Hills, Calif., prior to his annual pre-Grammy gala.
A 1980 photo shows Davis in his New York office as a record mogul. In 2013, he posed for a portrait as Sony Music Entertainment's chief creative officer and famous hitmaker.
Davis was seen with singer Whitney Houston at the pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills in 2011. In 2005, he kissed the hand of Diana Ross at his annual pre-Grammy party. At the 42nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2000, he posed with Carlos Santana holding their Grammys.
In 2007, he appeared with music producer Berry Gordy during Davis' pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills. In 2019, he attended a special screening of "Western Stars" at Metrograph in New York.
In 1998, Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston, and Clive Davis were photographed together at a pre-Grammy party in New York. In 2011, he appeared with Aretha Franklin at her 69th birthday party in New York.
Davis was also seen with Usher at his 2005 pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills. His career spanned decades, leaving an indelible mark on the music industry.