Clive Davis

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A&R executive businessperson human music executive record producer

Clive Davis is a legendary American record producer and music executive known for discovering and nurturing major artists and overseeing numerous hit albums and soundtracks.

Aliases (1)

Clive Jay Davis ×1

Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	A&R executive → businessperson → human → music executive → record producer →
activeYearsInCareer	1960s–present →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Album of the Year → Grammy Trustees Award → Non-Performer category, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame → President’s Merit Award from the Recording Academy → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932-04-04 →
discovered	Alicia Keys → Barry Manilow → Chicago → Earth, Wind & Fire → Janis Joplin → Santana → Whitney Houston →
educatedAt	Harvard Law School → New York University →
employer	Arista Records → CBS Records → Columbia Records → J Records → Sony Music Entertainment →
ethnicGroup	Jewish Americans →
familyName	Davis →
fullName	Clive Jay Davis →
genreSpecialization	R&B → adult contemporary music → pop music → rock music → soul music →
givenName	Clive →
hasAutobiography	The Soundtrack of My Life →
memberOf	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
notableAchievement	launched careers of multiple multi-platinum artists → oversaw numerous hit albums and soundtracks →
notableAlbumProduced	I Look to You → I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston → Songs in A Minor → Supernatural → The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album → Whitney →
notableEvent	annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party →
notableWork	Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives → The Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala → The Soundtrack of My Life → founding Arista Records → founding J Records →
occupation	lawyer → music executive → record producer →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
positionHeld	Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment → Founder of Arista Records → Founder of J Records → President of CBS Records → President of Columbia Records →
religion	Judaism →
residence	New York City, New York, United States →
sexualOrientation	bisexual →
subjectOf	documentary film "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" →
workedWithArtist	Alicia Keys → Aretha Franklin → Barry Manilow → Billy Joel → Bruce Springsteen → Carlos Santana → Chicago → Dionne Warwick → Earth, Wind & Fire → Janis Joplin → Jennifer Hudson → Kelly Clarkson → Luther Vandross → Monica → Pink → Rod Stewart → Santana → Toni Braxton → Usher → Whitney Houston →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
I Look to You → My Love Is Your Love → Whitney: The Greatest Hits →	producer
Arista Nashville → Arista Records →	foundedBy
J Records →	founder
Clive Davis ("Clive Jay Davis") →	fullName
Grammy Trustees Award →	hasNotableRecipient
J Records →	keyPerson
I'm Your Baby Tonight →	labelFounder
The Bodyguard →	soundtrackProducer
Greatest Love of All →	WhitneyHoustonVersion.producer
I Will Always Love You →	WhitneyHoustonVersionProducer