Clive Davis, 94, hospitalized in New York… just DAYS after attending starry event with Alicia Keys

Famed music mogul Clive Davis was hospitalized in New York City on Friday, just days after attending a star-studded event with Alicia Keys. 

The 94-year-old record producer has an upper respiratory infection and was taken to the hospital in an extra step of caution, per TMZ. 

A spokesperson for Davis told the outlet that he is expected to leave the hospital within 24 hours. 

The record executive has been a prominent figure in the music industry for decades, having worked with stars such as Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow and Billy Joel. 

He was the former president of Columbia Records and is the chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment. 

Davis was notably inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2000 as a non-performer.  

Famed music mogul Clive Davis, 94, was hospitalized in New York City on Friday, just days after attending a star-studded event with Alicia Keys; seen in January in L.A. 

The record executive has been a prominent figure in the music industry for decades, having worked with stars such as Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow and Billy Joel; Davis and Houston seen in 2007 in Beverly Hills 

Just last week, Davis was seen attending the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Auction in NYC. 

He joined other celebrity guests that made an appearance during the special evening including Alicia Keys. 

At one point, the pair were seen sitting next to each other at a table alongside Chance The Rapper and Swizz Beatz.   

Davis was born in April 1932 in Brooklyn and studied political science at New York University College of Arts Science. He later graduated from Harvard Law School in 1956. 

And then in 60s, he became General Counsel of Columbia Records before being appointed as Vice President and General Manager in 1966. 

The following year, Davis reached a major milestone when he became President of Columbia Records, where he pursued his interest in rock and folk music. 

He attended the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and signed Janis Joplin’s band called Big Brother and The Holding Company. 

Other artists that he eventually signed included Blood, Sweat Tears, Chicago, Santana, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith as well as Earth, Wind and Fire.  

Just last week, Davis was seen attending the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Auction in NYC; seen above with Alicia Keys on May 19

At one point, the pair were seen sitting next to each other at a table alongside Chance The Rapper and Swizz Beatz

He attended the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and signed Janis Joplin’s band called Big Brother and The Holding Company; Joplin seen in 1968 in NYC 

During a past discussion with The Talks, Davis recalled attending the festival in Monterey and its impact.

‘In the months thereafter I signed Blood, Sweat Tears, and built my roster at Columbia quietly until I launched it in a really important way.’

He added, ‘Watching Janis that day, I realized that I’ve got to move on my instinct, my intuition. Every artist that I’ve signed since has had an impact.’ 

Davis also helped in the successful careers of Simon Garfunkel, Andy Williams and Barbra Streisand. 

He had also hired recording artist Tony Orlando who later became vice-president of Columbia/CBS Music. In 1969, Orlando notably signed Barry Manilow. 

Davis left Columbia and went on to launch Arista Records in 1974. 

The label, which is now owned by Sony Music Entertainment, helped kickstart the careers of other music artists such as Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Aretha Franklin, The Grateful Dead, Eurythmics, and Dionne Warwick. 

Under Arista, he also signed Alicia Keys, Westlife, Kenny G, Air Supply and Bay City Rollers.  

Davis also helped in the successful careers of Simon Garfunkel, Andy Williams and Barbra Streisand; Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon seen in 1966 

He had also hired recording artist Tony Orlando who later became vice-president of Columbia/CBS Music. In 1969, Orlando notably signed Barry Manilow; Manilow seen in 1976 

Davis also launched LaFace Records in 1989 with L.A. Reid and Babyface. 

Music artists that were signed to the label included TLC, Usher, Pink and also Toni Braxton. 

Five years later, the record executive also founded Bad Boy Records with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs which acquired performers including Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans and Mase. 

In 2000, he left Arista to form J Records which had an artist roster that included Annie Lenox, Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Jamie Foxx, Maroon 5, Jennifer Hudson, Kesha, Rod Stewart and Pearl Jam. 

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) bought a majority stake in J Records in 2002 before the label started working under RCA Music group. It dissolved into RCA Records in 2011. 

RCA Records is owned by Sony Music Entertainment, which Davis is currently the chief creative officer of. 

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