Clive Davis, Legendary Music Executive Who Discovered Whitney Houston, Dies at 94
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Ben Sisario
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Clive Davis, the legendary music executive who discovered and nurtured stars like Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, and Janis Joplin, has died at age 94. Rising from a midlevel position at Columbia Records, Davis became one of the most powerful and recognizable figures in the music industry, maintaining a visible role as a starmaker for over five decades. His career was marked by an extraordinary ability to identify talent and shape popular music across multiple eras.
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· 3 pulledOne of the few executives in music to become a household name, Clive Davis maintained a visible role as a starmaker for more than five decades.
He rose from a midlevel position at Columbia Records to become one of music's most powerful executives, shepherding stars like Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston.
Clive Davis, Hitmaking Titan of the Music Industry, Dies at 94
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