Clive Davis Remembered by Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Carlos Santana and More: ‘The Visionary Who Transformed Dreams Into Reality’

By Jem Aswad

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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There is little questions that Clive Davis, who died today at the age of 94, was one of the greatest music executives of all time. Over the course of his long career, he launched or oversaw key years of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen to Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow to Aretha Franklin, Simon & Garfunkel to Santana, and many more.

As news of his death resonated on Monday, many of those artists posted tributes to him.

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