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Everyone was a fan of Clive Davis — even if they didn't know it

JL;DR SUMMARY Clive Davis, the legendary music executive who passed away at 94, played a monumental role in shaping the music industry. 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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Jewish HistoryColumbia RecordsMusic IndustryClive DavisArista RecordsWhitney HoustonJanis JoplinAlicia KeysSonyCreative Influence

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New York, United States
"A week before his death, the streets were thumping with a New York anthem from one of his late career discoveries: Alicia Keys."
Crown Heights, New York, United States
"Born in working-class Crown Heights, he like Barba Streisand was a graduate of Erasmus Hall High."

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