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CBS NewsNews report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Clive Davis, legendary music executive, dies at age 94
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
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Influential Jewish rock-and-roll executive Clive Davis dies at 94
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What happened Music industry exec who played key role in careers of Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Barry Manilow and Aretha Franklin, said after October 7 that he could not 'be silent about antisemitism'.
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Left / center-leftClive Davis, legendary music executive, dies at age 94
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Times of IsraelNews report · Jun 23, 1:35 AM
Influential Jewish rock-and-roll executive Clive Davis dies at 94
Music industry exec who played key role in careers of Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Barry Manilow and Aretha Franklin, said after October 7 that he could not 'be silent about antisemitism'
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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
10 songs to memorialize Clive Davis, the larger-than-life music executive
NEW YORK (AP) — No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself. But if anyone came close, it was Clive Davis.
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Jun 23, 12:53 AM
Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis
Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry's most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Sa...
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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Jun 22, 11:46 PM
Clive Davis, music industry legend who helped launch Philadelphia International Records, dies at 94
His impact on the music industry - and in Philadelphia - was described as lasting and far-reaching by those who worked with him and were influenced by his career.
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The New York TimesNews report · Jun 22, 11:42 PM
Carlos Santana, Patti Smith and Other Celebs Pay Tribute to Clive Davis
Davis “treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success,” Springsteen said after the music executive’s death on Monday.
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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jun 22, 11:22 PM
10 songs to memorialize Clive Davis, the larger-than-life music executive
No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)News report · Jun 22, 11:12 PM
Clive Davis, influential Jewish rock-and-roll executive, dies at 94
He signed Bruce Springsteen and Aretha Franklin – and allegedly used company money to pay for his son’s bar mitzvah. --
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Globe and MailNews report · Jun 22, 10:47 PM
Music industry mogul Clive Davis dies at 94
Clive Davis, a former corporate lawyer who became one of the most influential figures in American rock and pop music as he fostered the careers of Bob Dylan, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springst...
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PBS NewsHourNews report · Jun 22, 10:30 PM
Music industry titan Clive Davis, who turned artists into stars across genres, dies at 94
The music industry lost a titan on Monday. Clive Davis, who nurtured artists across nearly every major genre for more than half a century, has died at the age of 94. Nick Schifrin reports.
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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Jun 22, 10:15 PM
Clive Davis, music mogul, dies in New York City at age 94
His family reports that he passed away peacefully from age-related illness at his home in Manhattan, surrounded by his family and loved ones.
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0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence20 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 20 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Jun 22, 10:15 PM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.
Jun 22, 10:30 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.
Jun 22, 10:47 PM: Globe and Mail joined the source map.
Jun 22, 11:12 PM: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) joined the source map.
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