Overview
- Clive Davis died peacefully at his Manhattan home on June 22 at age 94, the family said.
- His memorial on June 29 at Midtown Manhattan’s Central Synagogue was closed to the public and livestreamed for viewers.
- The roughly 90‑minute service featured performances by Kenny G and Jennifer Hudson and eulogies from Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow and Dionne Warwick, with a letter from Paul Simon read by Davis’s son Doug.
- Davis’s family participated throughout the ceremony, his sons spoke, the family escorted the casket out, and a private burial followed the public memorial.
- Speakers framed Davis’s six‑decade career — from Columbia to Arista and J Records and later roles at Sony — as a model of artist mentorship and many said his death marks the end of an era for hands‑on record executives.