Clarence Avant, 'Godfather of Black Music,' dies at 92
Clarence Avant is credited with helping launch the careers of icons like Quincy Jones and Bill Withers.
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Clarence Avant is credited with helping launch the careers of icons like Quincy Jones and Bill Withers.
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.
Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family statement released Monday morning.
Known as the Godfather of Black Music, he worked with everyone from Bill Withers to Michael Jackson.