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Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94
Davis, who discovered many of the defining musicians of the 20th century and helmed major record labels, said he ‘never’ tired of the music business The famed US music industry executive and record producer Clive Davis has died aged 94, his family has confirmed . He had recently been hospitalised with respiratory problems and was recovering at home. He had also been diagnosed with neurological condition Bell’s palsy in 2021. Continue reading...
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Davis, who discovered many of the defining musicians of the 20th century and helmed major record labels, said he ‘never’ tired of the music business The famed US music industry executive and record producer Clive Davis has died aged 94, his family has confirmed . He had recently been hospitalised with respiratory problems and was recovering at home. He had also been diagnosed with neurological condition Bell’s palsy in 2021. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94, Davis, who discovered many of the defining musicians of the 20th century and helmed major record labels, said he ‘never’ tired of the music business The famed US music industry executive and record producer Clive Davis has died aged 94, his family has confirmed . He had recently been hospitalised with respiratory problems and was recovering at home. He had also been diagnosed with neurological condition Bell’s palsy in 2021. Continue reading…
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