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First reported by Rolling Stone
Clive Davis, Legendary Music Executive and Arista Records Founder, Dies at 94

Clive Davis, legendary music executive who discovered generations of pop icons, dies at 94

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Drew Gillis

12h ago· 5 min readenNews

Summary

Clive Davis, the legendary record executive who discovered and signed iconic artists like Janis Joplin, Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Aerosmith, has died at age 94. He started at Columbia Records and later founded Arista Records, building an extraordinary roster of talent that shaped 20th-century popular music.

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The A.V. ClubClive Davis, legendary music executive who discovered generations of pop icons, dies at 94avclub.com

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Clive Davis, the record executive who signed some of the 20th century's most influential and enduring pop musicians, has died.
Starting his career at Columbia Records and eventually founding Arista Records, Davis put together a murderer's row of talent on the imprints he worked on throughout his life.
At Columbia, he signed Janis Joplin, Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Aerosmith, to name
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R.I.P. Clive Davis, prolific music executive and discoverer of talent

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