[ad_1] Clarence Avant, the influential music industry veteran and record producer known as “the Black Godfather,” was saluted Monday as a savvy dealmaker whose wisdom and compassion influenced generations of musicians — and politicians. Avant died Sunday at age 92, and as word of his death spread, a past U.S. president, luminaries and contemporaries paid… Continue reading Clarence Avant saluted by Clintons, Questlove, Mayor Bass