Elliot Goldman, a founding executive at Clive Davis’ Arista Records who also worked for CBS Records, BMG Music and Warner Communications during his long career in the music business, has died. He was 88.
Goldman died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home after struggling with health problems the past few months, his family said.
Goldman was executive vp and G.M. of Arista when Clive Davis launched the storied label in 1974, and he “played a substantial role in the history of Arista Records and strongly contributed to its success,” Davis said in a statement.
After leaving Arista, Goldman served as a senior vp at Warner Communications from 1982-85 and as president and CEO of BMG Music — which oversaw Arista and several RCA Records labels — from 1985-87, then was a consultant to record companies through the ’90s.
Goldman, who graduated from Cornell University in 1957 and Columbia University School of Law in 1961, started...
Goldman died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home after struggling with health problems the past few months, his family said.
Goldman was executive vp and G.M. of Arista when Clive Davis launched the storied label in 1974, and he “played a substantial role in the history of Arista Records and strongly contributed to its success,” Davis said in a statement.
After leaving Arista, Goldman served as a senior vp at Warner Communications from 1982-85 and as president and CEO of BMG Music — which oversaw Arista and several RCA Records labels — from 1985-87, then was a consultant to record companies through the ’90s.
Goldman, who graduated from Cornell University in 1957 and Columbia University School of Law in 1961, started...
- 9/5/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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