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Clive Davis, influential Jewish rock-and-roll executive, dies at 94

JL;DR SUMMARY Clive Davis, a legendary Jewish music executive, passed away at 94, leaving behind a transformative legacy in rock-and-roll history. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Human RightsBarry ManilowMusic IndustryBisexualityCbs RecordsClive DavisArista RecordsWhitney Houston

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New York City, New York, United States
"In his second act, he founded Arista Records, named after the New York City public school system honor society to which the Brooklyn native and Harvard Law graduate had belonged."
Israel
"Davis, who didnt often speak about his Judaism publicly, was moved to speak out after the Oct. 7, 2023, deadly Hamas attacks on Israel."

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