Clarence Avant, trailblazing Black record executive, dies at 92
Clarence Avant, the trailblazing record executive known as 'The Black Godfather,' has died at age 92.
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Clarence Avant, the trailblazing record executive known as 'The Black Godfather,' has died at age 92.
Clarance Avant—affectionately referred to as "The Black Godfather— died at his Los Angeles home on Sunday (August 13) at the age of 92.
Avant earned his moniker, “the Black Godfather,” after guiding the careers of people like Quincy Jones, Bill Withers, Jimmy Jam […] The post Clarence Avant, celebrated music executive, dead at 92 appeared first on TheGrio.
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NEW YORK (AP) — 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 be known as the “Black Godfather” of music and beyond, has died. He was 92. Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of […]