06/22/2026
Clive Davis, the music executive who founded Arista Records and J Records and helped shape the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and many others, died on Monday at his home in New York City. He was 94.
Clive Davis, the Arista Records founder who helped shape the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, and Aretha Franklin, has died at age 94.