Overview
- Clive Davis died peacefully at his Manhattan home, his longtime representative said, and his family confirmed the news on Monday, June 22.
- He had been hospitalized for an upper respiratory issue on May 29 and was discharged in early June, according to multiple reports.
- Davis built a record-industry career that began at Columbia, continued with the founding of Arista in 1974 and J Records in 2000, and included partnerships that helped create LaFace and Bad Boy.
- He discovered and developed artists such as Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin and Bruce Springsteen, served as Sony’s chief creative officer, won multiple Grammys and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
- Davis is survived by four children, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his longtime partner Greg Schriefer, and his family praised his influence on artists, education and music institutions including the Clive Davis Institute at NYU.