Jacqueline Avant, left, and Clarence Avant appear at the 11th Annual AAFCA Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2020. Mr. Avant, the manager, entrepreneur, facilitator has died at age 92. He helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many other well-known celebrities, athletes and entertainers. Mrs. Avant was murdered in their Beverly Hills home in 2021.
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Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather’ of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies
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.
