Clarence Avant
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Hailing from Climax, North Carolina, Avant left a one-room school after eighth grade, moved to New Jersey as a teenager and entered the entertainment world managing Teddy P’s Lounge, where mentorship from veteran manager Joe Glaser shaped his business instincts. He later incorporated Avant Garde Enterprises in the early 1960s and expanded into record-label ownership, launching Venture Records a…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources