About this episode

This episode discusses the life and career of music executive Clive Davis, highlighting his work with various artists and the controversies surrounding his career.

Send us Fan Mail Join me for a Corvelia Zinfandel, as I talk about the life of famed music executive Clive Davis. I talk about his careers with Columbia Records and Arista, and his work with artists as diverse as Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Aerosmith, Chicago, Patti Smith, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Kenny G, and Alicia Keys. Also, I talk about some of the controversies over his long storied career, and some of the tributes paid to him after his passing this last week. Cheers!

People in this episode

Host: Jarvis

Topics covered

• Clive Davis
• music executive
• music history
• artist collaborations
• controversies
• tributes

Keywords

• Clive Davis
• music executive
• Whitney Houston
• Columbia Records
• Arista
• music history
• artist collaborations
• controversies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia Records, Arista

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