Clive Davis, music mogul behind Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 94
Among the acts he signed were Santana, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd and Springsteen, giving the label a new lease of life."I didn't necessarily have an ear, but I think I developed one," he later said. "Whether there was a natural ear that was triggered, I don't know the answer to that. "Yes, it was a ballad; yes, it was lengthy," he added, in a separate interview with the New York Times.
- ▪Among the acts he signed were Santana, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd and Springsteen, giving the label a new lease of life."I didn't necessarily have an ear, but I think I developed one," he later said.
- ▪"Whether there was a natural ear that was triggered, I don't know the answer to that.
- ▪"Yes, it was a ballad; yes, it was lengthy," he added, in a separate interview with the New York Times.
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Clive Davis, music mogul behind Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 9412 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark SavageMusic correspondentPA MediaClive Davis is one of the few music industry executives who became a well-known figure outside the boardroomClive Davis, one of the most influential music executives in the history of rock and pop, has died at the age of 94.A former head of Colombia and Arista Records, he signed and shaped the careers of artists including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Santana, Janis Joplin, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys and many others.
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