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Clarence Avant, 'The Black Godfather' of music, dies at 92
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClarence Avant, the executive and businessman known as "The Black Godfather" of music and...
Clarence Avant, music executive known as the 'Black Godfather,' dies at 92
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClarence Avant, the influential music executive often dubbed the "Black Godfather" of entertainment,...
Clarence Avant, Executive Known as the ‘Godfather of Black Entertainment,’ Dies at 92
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe film and music bigwig was behind Bill Withers, Sixto Rodriguez and well as Jimmy Jam and Terry...
Clarence Avant, the 'Godfather of Black entertainment,' dies at 92
NBC Universal via AOL· 10 months agoClarence Avant, whose unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports,...
Clarence Avant Dies: “Godfather Of Black Music” & L.A. Radio Pioneer Was 92
Deadline via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClarence Avant, who was dubbed the “Godfather of Black Music,” died Sunday in Los Angeles, his...
Rodriguez, musician rediscovered in 'Searching for Sugar Man' documentary, dies at 81
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSixto Rodriguez at the premiere of "Searching for Sugar Man" in Los Angeles on June 19, 2012. (Kevin...
Clarence Avant, “Godfather of Black Music,” Dies at 92
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHe managed Sarah Vaughan, discovered Bill Withers and advised countless people in the industry and...
Rodriguez, Singer and Subject of ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ Dead at 81
People via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAfter recording music in the 1970s, singer Sixto Rodriguez’s career was revived decades later with a...
Rodriguez, Obscure Rocker Rediscovered by ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ Dead at 81
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSixto Rodriguez, the Mexican-American singer-songwriter who languished in obscurity for decades...
Nicole Avant on Love, Legacy, and Her Must-Read New Memoir
Town & Country via AOL· 8 months agoNicole Avant on Her Must-Read New MemoirGetty Images By any measure, philanthropist and film...