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- NAME: Clive Davis
- OCCUPATION: Business Leader, Music Producer
- BIRTH DATE: April 04, 1932 (Age: 81)
- EDUCATION: New York University, Harvard Law School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York
- Full Name: Clive Jay Davis
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aries
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Music executive and producer Clive Davis has worked with Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson among others.
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Clive Davis - Signing Janis, Aretha, and Patti
Clive Davis, author of "The Soundtrack of My Life," recalls when he signed musical legends Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, and Patti Smith. Video courtesy of Simon & Schuster.
Clive Davis - Whitney Houston's Voice
Clive Davis, author of "The Soundtrack of My Life," recalls the first time he ever heard Whitney Houston sing "The Greatest Love of All." Video courtesy of Simon & Schuster.
Whitney Houston - The Debut Album
Clive Davis and Arista records released Whitney Houston's debut album, "Whitney Houston," in 1985. Her strong voice shined on the ballads "The Greatest Love of All" and "Saving All My Love for You."
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Play NowClive Davis. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:40, May 25, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/clive-davis-20740991.
Clive Davis. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/clive-davis-20740991 [Accessed 25 May 2013].
"Clive Davis." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 25 2013, 10:40 http://www.biography.com/people/clive-davis-20740991.
"Clive Davis," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/clive-davis-20740991 [accessed May 25, 2013].
"Clive Davis," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/clive-davis-20740991 (accessed May 25, 2013).
Clive Davis [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 25] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/clive-davis-20740991.
Clive Davis, http://www.biography.com/people/clive-davis-20740991 (last visited May 25, 2013).
Clive Davis. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/clive-davis-20740991. Accessed May 25, 2013.
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