'Black Godfather' Clarence Avant dies at 92 – NBC Los Angeles
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...
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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...
Avant helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others. His wife Jacqueline Avant was murdered in their Beverly Hills home in 2021.
Avant helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others. His wife Jacqueline Avant was murdered in their Beverly Hills home in 2021.
Clarence Avant, the trailblazing record executive known as 'The Black Godfather,' has died at age 92.
Clarence Avant, 'Godfather of Black Music' and 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee died on Aug. 13, 2023.