It's A Party Tonight And A Movie Premiere Tomorrow For Clive Davis

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The long anticipated documentary film, “CLIVE DAVIS: The Soundtrack of Our Lives,” debuts at the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL tomorrow night. The movie is based on DAVIS‘ book, “The Man with the Golden Ears.”

DAVIS will host a party at the River Café in BROOKLYN tonight, and it's expected to be a star-studded ebent, with performances by ARETHA FRANKLIN, JENNIFER HUDSON and EARTH, WIND & FIRE. In attendance will be LA REID, LEE DANIELS, ROB THOMAS, PAT HOUSTON, GAYLE KING, TAMRON HALL, DON LEMON, REGIS PHILBIN, JANE ROSENTHAL, KATHIE LEE GIFFORD and others, reports THE NEW YORK POST, adding, "Also expected are power attorney ALLEN GRUBMAN, MARTINA NAVRATILOVA, JUDY COLLINS, ISIAH THOMAS and PETER FONDA."

THE NEW YORK TIMES notes, "DAVIS, 85, has been one of the dons of the music business for half a century, and is now the chief creative officer of SONY MUSIC. His career is the subject of a documentary, 'CLIVE DAVIS: The Soundtrack of Our Lives,' directed by CHRIS PERKEL, which will open the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL on WEDNESDAY, with a screening and a concert at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL. The names on the bill, all artists Mr. DAVIS has worked with over his career, show some of his breadth, and his pull: MS. FRANKLIN, JENNIFER HUDSON, DIONNE WARWICK, CARLY SIMON, BARRY MANILOW and the band EARTH, WIND & FIRE."

DAVIS told THE TIMES about life in the music business, "I still love it. And whether it’s doing those albums, or doing my Grammy party every year, it’s a great feeling. I got into this totally by luck, and it’s just wonderfully fulfilling."

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