Clive Davis, Music Executive Who Signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, Dead at 94

**Clive Davis**, the music executive who founded Arista Records and J Records and helped shape the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and many others, died on Monday at his home in New York City. *Rolling Stone* has confirmed Davis’ death. He was 94.

A cause of death was not given, but Davis had faced several health issues in recent years. In late May, he was hospitalized in New York City following an upper respiratory issue. He was released a few days later, with a rep saying at the time that the music mogul was “in good spirits and happy to be recuperating at home.”