Clarence Avant, 'Black Godfather' of entertainment, and bene

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 “Black Godfather” of music and beyond, has died. He was 92.

Related Keywords

North Carolina , United States , Beverly Hills , Atlanta , Georgia , Bahamas , The , Stalingrad , Volgogradskaya Oblast , Russia , Quincy Jones , Los Angeles , Willie John , Alexander Devore , Lady Michelle Obama , Clarence Avant , Narada Michael Walden , Barbra Streisand , Tom Bradley , Dizzy Gillespie , Andrew Young , Jimmy Smith , Bill Clinton , Terry Lewis , Michael Jackson , Al Capone , Jim Brown , Joe Glaser , Al Bell , Nicole Avant , Henry Aaron , Bill Withers , Isaac Hayes , Babe Ruth , Jacqueline Gray , Sarah Vaughan , Sixto Rodriquez , Little Willie John , Magic Johnson , Berry Gordy Jr , Ted Sarandos , Muhammad Ali , Lalo Schifrin , Motown , Young , Cnn , Aaron , Roll Hall , President Obama , First Lady Michelle Obama , Black Music , Berry Gordy , Jimmy Jam , Stax Records , Ebony Fashion Fair , Rock Hall , Jacqueline Avant , Louis Armstrong , Yankee Stadium , Mercury Records , Jesse Jackson ,