Clive Davis, legendary music executive who signed Springsteen and Houston, dies at 94
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Clive Davis, the legendary music industry executive who discovered and signed iconic artists including Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Santana, Billy Joel, and Aerosmith, has died at age 94. His family confirmed his passing after he was hospitalized for respiratory problems and was recovering at home. Davis led major record labels including Columbia, Arista, Sony's J Records, and served as chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment since 2018. Born in Brooklyn in 1932, he was also diagnosed with Bell's palsy in 2021.
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· 3 pulledClive Davis died at age 94, confirmed by his family.
He had been hospitalized recently for respiratory problems and was recovering at home.
In 2021, he was diagnosed with Bell's palsy.
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