It's really quite interesting what an oversize role agents and managers played and continue to play in the music business. You can't really talk about #CreedTaylor without talking about #ClarenceAvant - you can't talk about Clarence without talking about #JoeGlaser and Joe without talking about the mafia and #louisarmstrong

Meanwhile, 25-years they say?

**Deadmau5 has signed with CAA for global representation**, moving over from his previous agency, UTA. He continues to be managed by Seven20 and is represented in PR by Falcon Publicity. Known for his groundbreaking live shows and innovative music, Deadmau5 recently celebrated his 25-year career with his Retro5pective shows, performing at iconic venues like the Hollywood Bowl and Red Rocks. His distinctive Cube V3 stage setup returned for these events, enhancing the experience with immersive visuals and classic hits like Ghosts 'n' Stuff and The Veldt.

Source: Fantasia Barrino, Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Jon Batiste to Perform During Grammys In Memoriam Segment (Exclusive)
#MusicNews #News #AnnieLennox #Awards #ClarenceAvant #Fantasia #GrammyAwards #Grammys #Grammys2024 #JonBatiste #LennyKravitz #Music #OprahWinfrey #SineadOConnor #StevieWonder #TinaTurner #TonyBennett

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/2024-grammys-in-memoriam-performers-stevie-wonder-fantasia-barrino-1235813670/

My research on Clarence Avant and his achievements is winding to a close. I'm looking at how Del Shields went from a DJ to writing the liner notes of Jimmy Smith's album for Verve, "Bashin'" to being the Executive Vice President of the National Association Of Radio Announcers (USA).

I've been reading a lot of docs, this one from 1969 was about the racial profiling of programs in what was then public radio NET/NBT. Nina Simone was always a problem. #NinaSimone #ClarenceAvant

Clarence Avant Remembered as an ‘Incredible Force of Nature’ By UMPG President Evan Lamberg at City of Hope’s Closing the Care Gap Event
#Variety #News #CityOfHope #ClarenceAvant #EvanLamberg

https://variety.com/2023/scene/news/clarence-avant-umpg-president-evan-lamberg-city-of-hope-closing-the-care-gap-1235707466/

Keke Palmer, Jermaine Dupri and the Late Clarence Avant to Be Honored by Black Music Action Coalition
#MusicNews #News #ClarenceAvant #JermaineDupri #KeKePalmer

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/keke-palmer-jermaine-dupri-clarence-avant-honored-black-music-action-coalition-1235573281/

Godfather of Music
Legacy of sound now stilled
Fare thee well, Mr. Avant

#clarenceavant #godfatherofblackmusic #legacy #haiku #poetry

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/clarence-avant-godfather-black-music-benefactor-athletes-politicians-102251912

#ClarenceAvant, ‘#Black Godfather’ of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies

https://ground.news/article/clarence-avant-godfather-of-black-music-and-benefactor-of-athletes-and-politicians-dies-at-92_ba0576

Clarence Avant, the music exec who was nicknamed "The Black Godfather," has died at 92. When he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, Lionel Richie said of him: "What he did for us, and what I mean by us is the sons and daughters of the Afro-American community, he was the one that brought us to some understanding of what the music business was all about." Here's @RollingStone's tribute.

https://flip.it/vBzBWK

#Music #RIP #ClarenceAvant #BlackMastodon

Clarence Avant, Quiet Force in Black Entertainment, Dies at 92 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/arts/music/clarence-avant-dead.html

#clarenceavant #business #history #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackGodfather #obits #obituaries #restinparadise #rip #deaths #whodied

Clarence Avant, record industry power player with influence in the worlds of #music, #sports, and #politics; called the #BlackGodfather of #music

http://www.obitpatrol.com/2023/08/clarence-avant.html

#clarenceavant #business #history #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #obits #obituaries #restinparadise #rip #deaths #whodied