The Color Purple
1986
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Aug 14, 2023 · Clarence Avant, a major power broker in music, sports and politics, has died at 92. August 14, 202311:13 AM ET. Anastasia Tsioulcas. Enlarge this image. Clarence Avant and his wife,...
Aug 15, 2023 · 9 min. Clarence Avant, a shrewd and savvy music manager, record executive and show-business dealmaker who acquired a reputation as “The Black Godfather” while championing the careers of...
Aug 14, 2023 · 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 as the “Black Godfather” of music and beyond, has died. He was 92.
Aug 14, 2023 · A consummate deal closer whose power reached from Hollywood to the White House, Avant “passed away gently at home” on Sunday, according to a Monday statement to The Times from his children ...
Aug 14, 2023 · Clarence Avant, whose unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports, entertainment and politics, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement...
Aug 14, 2023 · Clarence Avant, whose talent as a manager, mentor and deal-maker earned him the nickname 'The Godfather of Black Music', has died aged 92. A former head of Motown, he worked with everyone from...
Aug 14, 2023 · Clarence Avant, a longtime Hollywood insider whose work as a record executive, promoter, mentor and dealmaker earned him the moniker “the Godfather of Black music”, has died at 92. Avant, the...
