Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Pay Tribute to Clarence Avant: ‘He Helped Us Understand Our Value’
Grammy-winning songwriting/production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis first met Clarence Avant — who died Aug. 13 at age 92 — in the summer of 1982 when they wrote a song for his Tabu Records act, The S.O.S. Band. They famously went on to work with A&M artist Janet Jackson, for whom they produced the…
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