LOS ANGELES -- Clarence Avant, the music executive known as the "Godfather of Black Music," has died at the age of 92, according to his family. The label owner and music industry mentor died at his ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The wife of a famed music executive was killed overnight in a Beverly Hills home invasion, according to a source close to the family. Jacqueline Avant was fatally shot during ...

Such was the wisdom imparted by late music executive Clarence Avant to his author/producer daughter Nicole Avant following the tragic killing of her mother Jacqueline Avant in December 2021 during a ...

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 Godfather ...