Overview
- Clive Davis died at his home in New York City, his longtime spokeswoman Aliza Rabinoff confirmed, with the family saying the passing was peaceful on Monday, June 22.
- Weeks before his death he was treated in hospital for an upper respiratory infection and was discharged on June 4, and no detailed medical cause has been released.
- Davis spent roughly seven decades shaping the record business as president of Columbia Records in the 1960s, founder of Arista Records in 1974 and later creator of J Records, and he held senior roles at RCA and Sony.
- He built and relaunched careers for artists from Janis Joplin and Bruce Springsteen to Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys, won multiple Grammys and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
- The family said he is survived by four children and eight grandchildren, and his death has prompted widespread tributes and plans for retrospectives of his influence on artist development and popular music.