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Doug Davis, Clive Davis’ Son and Co-Pilot for the Pre-Grammy Gala, on This Year’s Show and 18 Years of Memories
Doug Davis, Clive Davis' son and co-pilot for his Pre-Grammy Gala, talks this year's show, how to seat 1,200 luminaries, and 18 years of highlights.
To cite just one example, l ast year’s invitees included Tom Hanks, Cher, Meryl Streep, Nancy and Paul Pelosi, Stevie Wonder, Shania Twain, Janelle Monae, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Dua Lipa, Berry Gordy, Brandi Carlile, Jon Bon Jovi, Andra Day, Lenny Kravitz, Megan Thee Stallion, Gayle King … we could go on. But I’ll never forget: Nick Ashford [late, legendary artist-songwriter of Ashford & Simpson] sat down with me, introduced himself and said, “Mind if I hang out with you for a little while?” We made conversation, he asked me what my interests were, and I asked him a little bit about his career, and obviously my jaw hit the floor when he told me all the iconic songs he had written [with his wife Valerie Simpson, including “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “You’re All I Need to Get By,” “I’m Every Woman,” their own “Solid” and many more]. This year, when the fires hit and we were in the midst of what to do, one of the label chairmen, who I’m very close with, kept texting me, “Boy, your job ain’t easy,” and it was almost like a little poke in the ribs.
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