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Clarence Avant

The Godfather of Black Music.

"Clarence Avant is someone who makes the impossible possible...He has spent a lifetime helping artists understand - and earn - their true value." More on rockhall.com...

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Books

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Q: the Autobiography of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones
Call Number: ML429.J66 A3 2001

Video

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The Best of Soul Train
Call Number: DVB COLL SOUL-B 2010
Searching for Sugar Man
Call Number: BRD RODR-SI SEAR 2013

Youtube

Rock's Backpages Articles

Free articles are available on Rock's Backpages through the Free on RBP link. The articles below may require you to be on-site at the Library & Archives in order to read them.

Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers: Bustin' Loose
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, February 1979
Bill Withers, Superstar
Roger St. Pierre, New Musical Express, 12 August 1972
Rodriguez: Coming in From the Cold
j. poet, Alarm, July 2008

Archival Resources

Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.

Terry Stewart Collection
The Terry Stewart Collection contains rock and roll ephemera collected by Stewart over the course of several decades. From a general point of view, the collection offers an extensive survey of rock and roll as it appears in advertisements, film, and on stage. Pertinent to this guide, the collection includes a program for Michael Jackson's "Bad" World Tour 1988, which Clarence Avant promoted.

Clarence Avant: Home

Clarence Avant

The Godfather of Black Music.

Books

Video

Youtube

Rock's Backpages Articles

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Archival Resources

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Influence & Legacy

Clarence Avant was influenced by...

Joe Glaser

Nat "King" Cole

Quincy Jones

Clarence Avant inspired people like...

Berry Gordy

Don Cornelius

Sean "Diddy" Combs