A friend reflects on the remarkable life of the record mogul, who died Monday at age 94. In 2010, I attended an intimate dinner party in Manhattan and found myself seated next to Clive Davis, the legendary music mogul, who has died at the age of 94. As the head of Columbia Records and, later, as the founder of Arista, Clive launched or shaped the careers of scores of recording artists, including Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys and, perhaps his greatest find, Whitney Houston.