Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CLARENCE2 - Credit: Photo courtesy of the Avant family In the middle of August this year, three legends of the music industry died ...

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LOS ANGELES -- Clarence Avant, the music executive known as the "Godfather of Black Music," has died at the age of 92, according to his family. The label owner and music industry mentor died at his ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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