Music industry legend Clive Davis, who helped launch the careers of artists including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 94.

Music industry legend Clive Davis, who helped launch the careers of artists including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 94.

Clive Davis, a former corporate lawyer who became one of the most influential figures in American music as he fostered the careers of Bob Dylan, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and others, has died.

Clive Davis, the executive who steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business, died Monday. He was 94.