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ARC-0667

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Clive Davis Induction Speech By Patti Smith

2000

0.07 (Linear feet)

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Clive Davis is the founder of Arista Records, and he signed Patti Smith in 1975. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

The Clive Davis Induction Speech By Patti Smith is a four page handwritten document used during the 2000 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. The speech was written on stationary from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Smith reminisces about her relationship with Davis. She also compares Davis to a phoenix who has risen, risen again, and is "still rising."

: The Clive Davis Induction Speech By Patti Smith was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., as a gift from Davis on March 23, 2000.

: Clive Davis Induction Speech By Patti Smith, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

: Processed by Anastasia Karel, Archivist. Completed May 24, 2016. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.

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