The Black Godfather

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documentary film film producer human music executive

The Black Godfather is the nickname of Clarence Avant, a highly influential American music executive and power broker known for shaping the careers of numerous artists and leaders across entertainment, sports, and politics.

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The Black Godfather canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf documentary film ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
music executive ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Trustees Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hollywood Walk of Fame star ⓘ
birthName Clarence Alexander Avant NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Alexander Devore Avant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nicole Avant NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1931-02-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2023-08-13 ⓘ
director Reginald Hudlin NERFINISHED ⓘ
founded Avant Garde Enterprises, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sussex Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tabu Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry film ⓘ
music ⓘ
politics ⓘ
sports ⓘ
television ⓘ
knownFor behind-the-scenes dealmaking ⓘ
influential role in American music industry ⓘ
mentoring artists, executives, and politicians ⓘ
mainSubject Clarence Avant NERFINISHED ⓘ
managed Freddie Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jimmy Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lalo Schifrin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname The Black Godfather NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAlias The Black Godfather NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation entrepreneur ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
music executive ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
talent manager ⓘ
placeOfBirth Climax, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Jacqueline Avant NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf The Black Godfather (2019 documentary film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
workedWith Babyface NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
Snoop Dogg NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Clarence Avant → nickname → The Black Godfather ⓘ
Nicole Avant → notableWork → The Black Godfather ⓘ
Nicole Avant → producerOf → The Black Godfather ⓘ