An exploration of how Clive Davis shaped modern popular music by bringing Black music, pop, and rock into the mainstream, defining America’s cultural soundtrack.

An exploration of how Clive Davis shaped modern popular music by bringing Black music, pop, and rock into the mainstream, defining America’s cultural soundtrack.

The legendary music executive signed everyone from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow and changed the industry forever

During his six-decade career, Davis signed and mentored acts that defined the sound of American popular music.

Clive Davis' career is encapsulated in a timeline that includes his greatest accomplishments, from his time at Columbia to Arista to Sony Music.

Clive Davis was not the first powerful man in the music business. There were, however, few who were known as he was for his instincts for talent.

The legendary music executive Clive Davis, who has died at age 94, was known for deep, trusting relationships with the musicians he represented

Clive Davis: 20 singers and bands he signed, developed and boosted over the course of his legendary career.

Clive Davis is known for Whitney Houston and Barry Manilow, but he also released albums by Patti Smith and Outkast. A first-hand look at his legacy.