Clive Davis’ death at age 94 on June 22 closed another chapter in the history of popular music. Along with Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records, Berry Gordy of Motown Records and Herb Alpert of A&M Records, he was responsible for developing the careers of superstars. In his case, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. In the late 1970s, Davis signed a fledgling reggae band called Native to Arista Records,...