Kenny G, Dionne Warwick, and Barry Manilow will also be in attendance for the music mogul’s ceremony Clive Davis‘ death has left much of the music industry and Hollywood in mourning. The beloved music executive, who founded Arista Records and J Records, fostered the careers of numerous artists including Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful … Read more
Clive Davis — the legendary record executive who died Monday at the age of 94 — cast as long a shadow across the music world as any executive, and participants in his funeral will bear that out. Sources tell Variety that artists from his long career who are expected to participate include Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, … Read more
Rob Thomas was fresh off the success of Matchbox Twenty’s debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, when he was brought on to work on “Smooth,” his smash collaboration with Carlos Santana. The chart topper remains one of his most recognizable hits, but it’s the two key relationships formed behind the scenes that would prove … Read more
Alicia Keys honored Clive Davis after news of his death on Monday at the age of 94. In her touching tribute to the beloved music executive, Keys joined a wave of legendary artists crediting Davis for being pivotal at the start of their careers. “Clive Davis changed my life forever,” Keys began in her remembrance … Read more
When a public figure is prominent and dominant for as long as Clive Davis — the legendary music executive who died yesterday at 94 — it’s easy to take them for granted, especially when they’re as vocal, as adept at self-promotion, and as outspokenly confident as he was. Most of his contemporaries, fellow titans who helped … Read more
Diane Warren paid tribute to music executive Clive Davis following news of his death on Monday at his home in New York City at the age of 94. The prolific songwriter, who has nine Number One songs and 33 Top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, mourned his passing and credited Davis for her … Read more
Rod Stewart was among the many artists who said their storied music careers flourished with the support of Clive Davis, paying tribute to the beloved music executive after his death Monday aged 94. “I owe Clive so much,” Stewart wrote. “[He was] the force behind J Records, he was the only one who believed a … Read more
Carlos Santana remembered Clive Davis as a “visionary” who could “hear the intangible before anyone else could see it” in a tribute to the late music executive. “He believed in Santana from the beginning, and years later he believed in us again,” Santana wrote on Facebook following Davis’ death on Monday. “That kind of faith … Read more
Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Clive Davis, the legendary music executive who helped shape Springsteen’s career and died on Monday at the age of 94. “Over here on E Street, we mourn the death of the great record man and close friend Clive Davis,” Springsteen posted on social media. “At 22 years old, he changed … Read more
There is little questions that Clive Davis, who died today at the age of 94, was one of the greatest music executives of all time. Over the course of his long career, he launched or oversaw key years of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen to Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow to … Read more