Clive Davis

Pop Records Remembrance Rock 

Artists Remember Clive Davis

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow., Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Clive Davis, Melissa Manchester, Patti Smith, RIP, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

Music biz titan has died at age 94

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Rock 

How Low Budget Brought About The Kinks’ Second Act

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1979, 45th Anniversary, Arista Records, Chrissie Hynde, Clive Davis, Dave Davies, Jim Rodford, Low Budget, Pretenders, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Happy 45th Anniversary to the album that belatedly made the band rock stars in America

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Pop Rock 

Ain’t No Crime: Billy Joel’s Piano Man at 50

November 9, 2023 Steve Holtje 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Attila, Billy Joel, Captain Jack, Clive Davis, Columbia Records, Herb Gordon, Piano Man, The Ballad of Billy the Kid, The Commandos, The Hassles, You're My Home

Celebrating the album that gave the Long Island great his nickname

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Hard Rock Rock 

Make It: Aerosmith’s Debut LP at 50

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Clive Davis, Columbia Records, Dream On, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Make It, Mama Kin, Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Walking the Dog

The legendary Boston band rolled into 1973 with swagger to spare

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock 

Vertical Horizon on Defying Music Execs & Why ‘Everything You Want’ Still Hurts 20 Years Later

June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Clive Davis, Vertical Horizon

Don’t be a snob, you know there is no denying the staying power of these hard rock chart toppers

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Punk 

Iggy Pop’s New Values at 40

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 4 Comments 1979, Arista Records, Clive Davis, Iggy Pop

Was James Osterberg’s 1979 Arista debut also his last true masterpiece?

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Pop Rock 

Who are Karu and Why Should I Care About Them?

September 21, 2018October 2, 2018 Tim Sommer 14 Comments Bay City Rollers, Clive Davis, Karu, Stuart "Woody" Wood

The Fascinating Prog-Pop Years of the Bay City Rollers

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