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Clarence Avant, Influential Music Exec Known as ‘The Black Godfather,’ Dead at 92
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 9 months agoClarence Avant, the veteran music and entertainment executive known as the “Black Godfather” who was...
Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black Entertainment,’ Dies at 92
Variety via Yahoo News· 9 months agoClarence Avant, whose unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports,...
Clarence Avant, the 'Black Godfather' of the recording industry, dies at 92
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months ago2019 photo of music executive Clarence Avant accepts the Industry Icon award during the Clive Davis...
Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather' of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoClarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or...
Clarence Avant, “Godfather of Black Music,” Dies at 92
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHe managed Sarah Vaughan, discovered Bill Withers and advised countless people in the industry and...
‘The heart of the Black community.’ Beloved Excelsior Club in Charlotte evokes memories
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen Malcolm Graham was a freshman at Johnson C. Smith University in 1981, there was one place and...
New Orleans Jazz Fest Reveals 2024 Lineup With The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters & Neil Young
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Killers, Chris Stapleton, Jon Batiste, Queen Latifah, Vampire Weekend, and Heart will also head...