A pillar in the entertainment industry, Avant is credited with guiding the careers of Whitney Houston, Pharrell Williams, Snoop Dogg, and more. Shania Russell is a news writer at Entertainment Weekly, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clarence Avant, the executive and businessman known as "The Black Godfather" of music and entertainment, died Sunday at 92. Avant ...

LOS ANGELES - Clarence Avant, known as the "Godfather of Black Music," has passed away at the age of 92. The music genius is credited for launching the careers of fellow music legends Quincy Jones, ...

(KTLA) – Recording industry insider Clarence Avant, who garnered the nickname of the “Godfather of Black Music,” died at his Los Angeles home Sunday night, according to a family statement released ...

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 Godfather ...

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Clarence Avant, the executive and businessman known as "The Black Godfather" of music and entertainment, died Sunday at 92. Avant died at his Los Angeles home, his son Alex Avant, daughter Nicole ...