Clive Davis mourned as Barry Manilow pens touching tribute after music mogul’s death aged 94
Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Clive Davis, the music producing titan behind the careers of stars including Whitney Houston and Barry Manilow, has died at the age of 94. Davis died Monday at his home in Manhattan, his family confirmed to The New York Times. He had recently been discharged from the hospital, where he was being treated for respiratory issues. “He is in good spirits and happy to be recuperating at home,” his representative said earlier this month. A cause of death is not yet known. “My heart is heavy with the loss of my friend Clive Davis,” Manilow said in a statement shared with The Independent. “For fifty years we worked together, created together, argued together, and celebrated together. Yes, some would say it was business. But to Clive, it never was. It was family. And I was honored to be a part of his. Thank …
