(On the eve of the premiere, rights have been bought by Apple Music.)ĭavis’ parents both died when he was young, but he put himself through college and went to Harvard Law on scholarship. But like so many docs of its sort (which are hardly unique to this fest), it is at best fodder for cable/digital outlets, or for packaging as a DVD/CD set collecting some of the hits for which Davis was responsible.
His wealth of experience offers valuable insight into the evolution of the music business over the past half-century and into the future.-From publisher description.Questions of musical taste (as opposed to hit-savvy reading of the zeitgeist) aside, Soundtrack of Our Lives does offer an informative primer for anyone unfamiliar with the scope of this truly impressive career it also introduces a character whose obvious enjoyment of and gratitude for his life has made him very popular in the industry. In this fully illustrated, personal account, Davis tells all, from becoming an orphan in high school and getting through college and law school on scholarships, to being falsely accused of embezzlement and starting up his own record company, J Records. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, and hosted the world's highest profile parties.
Davis' career has spanned more than forty years, and he has discovered, signed, or worked with a staggering array of artists: Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Simon and Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Dionne Warwick, Carlos Santana, The Grateful Dead, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, and Aretha Franklin, to name a few. In this star-studded autobiography, Clive Davis shares a personal, candid look into his remarkable life and the last fifty years of popular music as only a true insider can.
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