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Does Clive Davis Have the Best Ear in Music?

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    CBS News’s Anthony Mason on the career of the music mogul.

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But I we have -- dramatic commercials.

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I just at around policy Russell.

-- knowing your interest in music.

I wanted to oral five for every sovereign and one by Bruce Springsteen and who I actually think is as good as all -- -- those shoestring amendment.

All in.

Yemen to and is one of the guys through.

Our Clive Davis signed over Columbia.

Yeah access enough -- I don't think why did find him he was -- and why would they air -- let.

And I would look at -- the for the back cricket but I that your client -- -- It was.

It would -- orders neighbors skating thing it's -- it's the -- -- -- recurrent -- But anyway you know climate you know -- was I was a big supporter -- though that's for sure.

You know.

All of Clive -- just run.

Some excerpts.

Of his board given.

-- you have an interest or -- in her.

Yeah I do actually I'm gonna be that I read her book which is which here which cannot -- -- years ago -- -- in the seventies.

Arm and and it's actually one of my favorite books about the music that.

You really knows -- and Armitage.

Our Bernard -- -- -- won the most colorful.

Flamboyant genius characters shifted orders in -- -- Clive -- wasn't quite flamboyant but.

All of that but but the decision to suggest or imply -- agendas -- Well I think I mean -- -- we're probably to get technical.

And you -- -- else we're here right now I don't think you can argue with with the track record.

That's it Clive Davis -- -- -- -- in the -- you know what really.

This was when I -- You know how how good Clive Davis was a mean I -- at -- with Patti Smith and Tom last year and she was telling me that.

You know she.

-- he had big described current Kurd Arab step right -- you started that label you know.

And that he became you know we're very successful Iraq for all the world eventually got married when -- moved to Detroit without the business and -- her husband died and she literally had not performed in like a spectator something and he -- felt completely disconnected from the music world.

Arm and -- needed money because her husband had died in -- and back in new York and the person.

Who gave her -- deal with Clive Davis and she said basically she would have been able to make a living.

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I think that's I think that's the best.

Here openly -- -- always had a really good sense for.

You know what he was gonna be able to felt what was going to be commercial.

And but let you know Patti Smith was never highly commercial -- but he's still supported error.

So any that's what makes quite interesting -- he wasn't just a hit maker he had -- you know he had -- you know he would support people -- get a job.

Now did you ever hear Aretha Franklin sisters version -- -- my hard.

No I heard you mention that and I really wanna hear it she had a you're right -- -- an amazing -- to mean.

But I haven't heard that -- Memory lol get it out here and play it sometime this morning growers -- Does got a doctor about sequestration and all out but as solar painfully boring.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- Yeah that's but I let's say you know cutting about Clive I -- -- -- -- -- that at the grammys.

And you know we throw that party the night before and actually my favorite moment out there where that -- party because they're.

The sort of the big -- -- Gutierrez felt he has secretary back through to form that site at least.

And the big finale where we're -- would Gladys Knight who I hadn't seen -- article 1520 years and and Jennifer Hudson.

Saying I heard -- through the grapevine together and Gladys Knight looks and sounds amazing.

And that number just blew the roof -- a place.

Other -- inaugural as saying pull -- -- Both of them can drink I mean and and actually glad it was.

I I couldn't believe how good she spoke -- Flowers like turn on some on front character for him and -- -- Amount of -- eleven and I'm not afraid to die in -- of foreign that we're gonna go five minute shall not talking about me.

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One -- one dollars and NBC radio those about conservatism.

Clive was at Columbia any government jam over.

They accused him outdoor bar missile to plaza offers -- -- on CBS was moaning.

Hurt so we were taken for affirmative programs -- -- -- name is awful -- -- so.

-- -- -- -- -- Well I don't that would that would cure that was quite as big gun on any at a given fired by Expedia and and that's what led him to go up from start -- Eventually and you know of course he came back you know bigger than -- There's more fascinating in Orange Garmin international acres more fascinating I think to talk to -- -- and why you'd like these certain acts -- Situation rather -- don't know with the John -- -- blues and monarch to religion is a fascinating so.

Gallagher guiding your Oprah secret they're gonna be correct figure you'll love the beside him some maybe -- let -- pediatric back I -- he's -- -- -- he's the -- bit but Barry -- the map.

I don't Henis and yet they're -- your favorite -- you know while -- at the same time you know you -- huge success.

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