Chicago Sun-Times: Clive Davis: Jennifer Hudson ‘had something special’ from the start
BY BILL ZWECKER
Over more than 40 years of mining great talent, music mogul Clive Davis has learned to trust an “it” factor — “really something I feel or sense” — when he first comes into contact with a singer or band.
“I immediately sensed it with one of your own, from Chicago: Jennifer Hudson,” he said during a recent call from his New York home to talk about his new memoir, “The Soundtrack of My Life.”
“The first time I saw that girl sing, I knew she had something special, something great.”
Davis is perhaps the greatest “hit maker” in the world of contemporary music, a role he has played with the careers of everyone from Whitney Houston to Bruce Springsteen to Santana to Alicia Keys.
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Over more than 40 years of mining great talent, music mogul Clive Davis has learned to trust an “it” factor — “really something I feel or sense” — when he first comes into contact with a singer or band.
“I immediately sensed it with one of your own, from Chicago: Jennifer Hudson,” he said during a recent call from his New York home to talk about his new memoir, “The Soundtrack of My Life.”
“The first time I saw that girl sing, I knew she had something special, something great.”
Davis is perhaps the greatest “hit maker” in the world of contemporary music, a role he has played with the careers of everyone from Whitney Houston to Bruce Springsteen to Santana to Alicia Keys.
Click here to see the feature >>
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/18651384-421/clive-davis-jennifer-hudson-had-something-special-from-the-start.html