Aerosmith

Davis gave the Boston rock legends their first major-label deal with Columbia Records in 1972 after watching them play a fiery club set, helping launch classic rock staples like Dream On, Walk This Way and Love in an Elevator.

Frontman Steven Tyler famously immortalised the mogul's grand promise in their 1979 track No Surprise, singing the iconic line, "Old Clive Davis said he's surely gonna make us a star".