Clive Davis, legendary music executive who launched careers of Whitney Houston and Janis Joplin, dies at 94
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Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Maria Sherman
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Clive Davis, the legendary record executive who shaped modern music by discovering and reviving careers of icons like Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, and Alicia Keys, has died at age 94. Rising from a record company lawyer to one of the industry's most powerful figures, Davis's influence spanned decades and multiple genres, with his career only growing stronger over time. He also signed Billy Joel, Patti Smith, the Grateful Dead, and American Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson.
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Unlike other record moguls whose influence waned as they got older, his might only seemed to grow over the decades in a career that spanned multiple genres and labels.
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