Clive Davis
@clivedavis
American music executive (1932–2026)
Building Arista Records, Inc. as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1932–2026
- Educated at
- Harvard Law School · New York University College of Arts and Science · Erasmus Hall High School
About
Clive Davis (1932–2026) was a record producer and music executive. They were born in Brooklyn. They studied at Harvard Law School.
In context
Arista Records, Inc. was founded in 1974 and closed in 2004, after 30 years. Among the 7 other phonographic industry companies founded in the 1970s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 22 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Contribution
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