Clive Davis, the Brooklyn-born record executive who became one of the most powerful figures in American popular music, died Monday at his Manhattan home. He was 94, his family and representatives said. His publicist Aliza Rabinoff said Davis died peacefully of an age-related illness while surrounded by family and loved ones; some reports said he had recently been hospitalized for respiratory problems or an upper respiratory issue. Davis began as a lawyer before joining Columbia Records, rose ...

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