1 of 5 | Grammy-winning producer and music executive Clive Davis died Monday at age 94. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
June 22 (UPI) -- Clive Davis, the Grammy-winning music producer and record executive who helped skyrocket Whitney Houston and other household names to fame, has died.
Davis, the founder and former president of Arista Records, died Monday at his home in Manhattan, N.Y., Davis' rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. The news follows his hospitalization for an upper respiratory infection.
Variety also reported Davis' death. He was 94.
Credited with signing and/or fostering such artists as Houston, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Carlos Santana, Barry Manilow, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson, Davis held positions at Columbia Records, Arista, J Records, RCA Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment during his six-decade career.
