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Saxman Clarence "the Big Man" Clemons dies

Posted at 1:03 PM on June 19, 2011 by Bill DeVille (1 Comments)

Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band lost it's 2nd member in 3 years as Clarence Clemons died yesterday of complications of a stroke he suffered last week. Clemons had been in the E-Street band since meeting Springsteen in a New Jersey club in 1971.

Clarence Clemons laid down the sax grooves on many of Springsteens classics like "Badlands," "10th Avenue Freeze-Out," where Springsteen even mentions The Big Man joining the band and Clemons was a key contributer with his sax on that beautiful instrumental section of "Jungleland."

Bruce also lost his main onstage foil. How can you forget Bruce and Clarence mock-sparring during the extended jams at a Springsteen concert.

Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band will likely carry on, I'm sure Clarence would have wanted that, but it'll never be quite the same without him.

Rest in peace, Big Man

Comments (1)

I felt so sad last night when I heard the news. He and Bruce made so many people happy for so many years - and I saw him in concert for almost 30 years. Classy Clarence.

Posted by Heidi | June 19, 2011 3:53 PM

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