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 ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jacqueline Avant, a Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, was fatally shot at their home in Beverly Hills, California, early ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in the death of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, who was fatally shot this week at the Beverly Hills home she shared with her husband, ...

Clarence Avant, the influential music industry veteran and record producer known as “the Black Godfather,” was saluted Monday as a savvy dealmaker whose wisdom and compassion influenced generations of ...

Social media is erupting with tributes from the rap community. Clarance Avant reportedly died at his Los Angeles home on Sunday (August 13) at the age of 92. Members of Avant’s family— son Alex Avant, ...

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 ...

(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 was gruff. He was, by all accounts, foul-mouthed and plain-spoken. But he lived a life that was about opening doors, finding talent, making connections, striking deals, solving problems ...

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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