Clive Davis

✶April 4, 1932

†June 22, 2026

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Clive Jay Davis was an American record executive, A&R executive, record producer and lawyer. He won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer in 2000. From 1967 to 1973, Davis was the president of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1974 through 2000 until founding J Records. From 2002 until April 2008, he was chair and CEO of the RCA Music Group, chair and CEO of J Records, and chair and CEO of BMG North America.

American music executive (1932–2026)

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