Discover the career path of Clive Davis, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.
Clive Davis is a highly influential American record producer and executive, renowned for his A&R expertise. A lawyer by training, he transitioned into the music industry, achieving considerable success. Davis has been honored with five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, recognizing his significant contributions as a non-performer.
In 1965, Goddard Lieberson appointed Clive Davis as administrative vice president and general manager as part of a reorganization of Columbia Records Group.
In 1966, CBS formed the Columbia-CBS Group and reorganized its recorded music operations into CBS Records, with Clive Davis heading the new unit.
In June 1967, Clive Davis attended the Monterey Pop Festival and subsequently signed Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company.
In 1967, Clive Davis became the president of Columbia Records.
In 1967, Clive Davis is credited with hiring a young recording artist, Tony Orlando, for Columbia.
In 1969, Tony Orlando, who was hired by Clive Davis, signed Barry Manilow while acting as Vice President of Columbia/CBS Music.
In late 1970, Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden" was released during Clive Davis's tenure at Columbia. Davis insisted that "Rose Garden" be the country singer's next single release, and the song became a No. 1 hit in 16 countries.
On July 5, 1973, Clive Davis was fired from CBS "amid allegations of misuse of funds and providing drugs to artists and disk jockeys" as part of an alleged payola scandal.
In 1973, Clive Davis was fired from CBS Records for allegedly using company funds improperly. He was then hired as a consultant for Bell Records.
In 1973, Clive Davis's tenure as president of Columbia Records came to an end.
In 1974, Clive Davis founded Arista Records, named after New York City's secondary school honor society of which he was a member.
In 1974, Clive Davis founded and became the president of Arista Records.
In 1987, Clive Davis Entertainment, Davis' production company, established a two-year first-look agreement with movie studio TriStar Pictures.
In 1989, Clive Davis co-founded Arista Nashville with Tim DuBois.
In 1998, Davis signed LFO from European Success.
In 1999, LFO charted #3 with "Summer Girls" and went on to multiplatinum success.
In 2000, Clive Davis departed from Arista Records.
In 2000, Clive Davis left Arista and started J Records, an independent label with financial backing from Arista parent Bertelsmann Music Group.
In 2002, BMG bought a majority stake in J Records, and Clive Davis became president and CEO of the larger RCA Music Group.
In 2002, Clive Davis became the chair and CEO of the RCA Music Group.
In April 2008, Clive Davis ended his tenure as chair and CEO of the RCA Music Group.
In 2008, Clive Davis remained with RCA Label Group until being named chief creative officer for Sony BMG.
In late 2008, Clive Davis was elevated to Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment as part of a corporate restructuring when Sony BMG became Sony Music Entertainment.
In October 2011, Arista Records and J Records, both founded by Davis, were dissolved through the restructuring of RCA Records.
As of 2018, Clive Davis holds the position of chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment.
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