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Clarence Avant, the manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as the
Clarence Avant helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers, and many others. He died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family statement.
Clarence Avant, the legendary record executive dubbed the “Godfather of Black Music," has died at the age of 92.
NEW YORK — Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to
Avant, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday, his family said.