https://www.npr.org/2023/08/14/11937...t=nprml&f=1062 One of the great connectors in the music and entertainment industries has died. The executive and businessman Clarence Avant boosted the careers of generations of musicians, entertainers, sports stars and politicians.Avant was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
Avant came back into the news after a tragedy in December 2021: His wife, Jacqueline, whom he married in 1967, was shot to death during a violent burglary at their home in Beverly Hills.