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 ...

*Los Angeles, CA — The Black Business Association (BBA), the oldest ethnic business organization in the State of California, will commemorate Black Music Month by recognizing two nationally-renowned ...

The wife of famed music executive Clarence Avant was fatally shot at home in California on Wednesday. According to the Associated Press, police arrived at the Beverly Hills home at 2:23 a.m., where ...

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 ...

We’ve lost another pioneer and trailblazer in the Black community. Accomplished businessman, music executive, and film producer Clarence Avant died on Sunday at the age of 92. In a statement from his ...