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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.
Clarence Avant moved to Los Angeles in the late 1960s, rising to prominence in the entertainment industry and becoming the chairman of the board of Motown...
If you bought 45 rpm singles in the early 1970s, Sussex Records was a label you could not avoid. It was the home of Bill Withers, who took off with "Ain't No Sunshine," followed by "Lean On Me," "Use Me," and "Lovely Day." Sussex had many other hits at the same time including the instrumental "Scorp
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