Talk:Clive Davis

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Untitled
I added something about the show Iconoclasts. ~ Me... because it was real. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.117.2.21 (talk) 18:58, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Alicia Keys
I just heard on a radio show that Clive Davis was responsible for the success of Alicia Keys. He apparently had people from his company buy her records to boost her record sales. Interesting, can anyone look into this? 68.194.3.31 (talk) 23:56, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

What's really missing is Davis' pre-Grammy party, which is a musician-only event that he has used to launch the careers of several of his biggest finds because they perform in front of room that is wall-to-wall VIPs. It was at one of them that he introduced the musical world to Keys. IIRC also Whitney Houston. I came here to get the name of it for a Reddit post and to confirm that he stopped having it at the Beverly Hills Hotel to honor the boycott of the hotel that was organized by Jay Leno's wife to protest the laws against women the country of Brunei passed (Brunei owns the hotel though the Dorchester Collection chain). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.113.104.20 (talk) 18:22, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Birthyear
Was Clive born in 1932 or 1934? There is confusion again between Wikipedia and IMDB. Hotwine8 02:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

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Potential sources
This site has a bio that is out of date, but in other respects is (in my opinion) better than the Wikipedia bio, and also lists a reference section with incomplete data. Someone with access to Lexis-Nexis could probably find out the titles of these articles. With articles in hand it would be possible to source and improve this entry.


 * Forbes, May 23, 1994.
 * Los Angeles Times, April 17, 1990; November 17, 1990; November 21, 1990; July 19, 1994.
 * Newsday (Long Island, NY), March 14, 1990.
 * Newsweek, June 11, 1973; July 7, 1975.
 * New York Times Magazine, April 24, 1977.
 * Rolling Stone, July 3, 1986.

-Jmh123 19:49, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree with you, this article has been tampered with by so many people that it has been whittled down to a few facts and nothing close to a useful article on a man who has had a 50 year impact on pop culture. It is a shame and should be re-written from the bottom up if possible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.248.101.150 (talk) 15:00, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

6 years later and this comment still rings true. Given Clive Davis' impact on pop culture, this article is extremely light due to over-editing. A ground up rewriter is still necessary — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.74.2.90 (talk) 20:59, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

What about his immediate family?
Shouldn't a true biography contain basic information about the subject's immediate family? Davis is married and has several children, as I recall. Also, this draft is more laudatory than neutreal POV.If you compare this biography to the one on peer Lou Adler, the Adler bio comforms more closely to bio standards. This one needs work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Russ453 (talk • contribs) 04:28, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Davis was married twice and has 4 children. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.248.101.150 (talk) 14:59, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Tax evader?
This article is in Category:American tax evaders. However, there is no part of the article, nor any of the provided references, which mention this. Controversial claims, like tax evasion, must always be backed with references; if none can be provided, then by the WP:BLP policy, this category should be removed. Terraxos (talk) 18:02, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

There is no record of Davis having ever been convicted of a criminal tax charge, only a guilty plea on a misdemeanor tax malfeasance.

According to the book "Hit Men" by Fredric Dannen, Davis was indicted on six counts of tax evasion as a part of Project Sound, a federal investigation into alleged widespread corruption at CBS Records. Five of the counts were eventually dropped. Davis pled guilty to one count of tax evasion in 1976 and was fined $10,000.

Whitney Houston
I was wondering if it would be a good idea to include more information about his work with Whitney Houston. He played a very important role in her career. --MusicGeek101 (talk) 00:00, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Gettysburg College
Hey everyone, I'm a Gettysburg student, and today Clive Davis got an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from the College. proof: http://www.gettysburg.edu/news_events/press_release_detail.dot?id=770bd665-c1c2-47b4-a09c-d52d2953662a 67eldorado (talk) 03:46, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Erasmus Hall High School
Xb2u7Zjzc32 (talk) 07:22, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
 * http://www.erasmushall60.com/class_custom4.cfm
 * Arista – National Honor Society

Real Mccoy?
Im shocked to see what he has done so far in his lifetime

he made a lot of bands and acts famous in the USA i did not known this

but he has also made REAL MCCOY famous and big in the US the band had minor hits in their native GERMANY but he made them record breaking chart hits in the US — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:908:191:5FA0:156A:93BB:3136:311D (talk) 09:52, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Jim Steinman
Apparently Clive Davis said that Jim Steinman "knew nothing about writing, or rock music in general",  from Jim Steinman page - worth a mention here IMO — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.228.204 (talk) 09:52, 24 April 2021 (UTC)