Carl Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Bruce Springsteen's sax player Clarence Clemons died on Saturday (June 18th) from complications of a stroke. Shocking news considering he was recently performing with Lady Gaga, and appeared on her songs "The Edge of Glory" and "Hair." Clarence has one of those mythical stories that is most likely true. Bruce Springsteen alludes to it in his song Tenth Avenue Freeze Out: Springsteen was playing a club in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and a crazy storm was raging outside. Clemons came in, and the door literally blew off the hinges. So there he was, a big black man standing in the doorway with lightning flashing behind him. When he asked to sit in, Bruce obliged, and he quickly went from being a social worker to the full time sax player in the E Street Band. Clarence will be sorely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 This is very sad news.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 big loss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 That's sad news. RIP, Mr. Clemons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 wow. It is a sad day in Bossland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyteen Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I bet our buddy Bruce is wallowing in a river of his tears. I bet Clarence was like a brother to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I'm sad to see him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Yesterday was the first time in my life I've cried about the death of someone I never personally met. I'm still kind of in shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 We've seen the last of the E Street Band. There's no way Bruce goes on without him. Can you imagine Born To Run without The Big Man playing the sax solo? Hell no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 RIP Mr. Clemons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 A great musician with far too many credits to list here. We've lost a great one..."the big man" May your sax always blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 He moved to New Jersey as a young man and made his mark as a Jersey music icon. The E Street Band, the Red Bank Rockers and more...Clarence became more than just a sideman to Bruce, he had his own career and fans. There is great sadness down the shore and all over NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumboXL Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I once met a brunette with brown eyes and a great big smile. I managed to get invited to her room, where she played me her favourite music. "I love the saxophone on this one", she explained as the violins opened "Jungleland". So we listened to the saxophone, staring at the picture of The Boss leaning on The Big Man. And we listened again; and again. This was the beginning of a happy story. We saw Clarence playing the solo in Rotterdam, 1992 I think, and we shivered. The happy story has a sad chapter now. Our son mourns as well. We'll always remember Clarence Clemmons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 From Springsteen's eulogy: We were united, we were strong, we were righteous, we were unmovable, we were funny, we were corny as hell and as serious as death itself. And we were coming to your town to shake you and to wake you up. Together, we told an older, richer story about the possibilities of friendship that transcended those I'd written in my songs and in my music. Clarence carried it in his heart. It was a story where the Scooter and the Big Man not only busted the city in half, but we kicked ass and remade the city, shaping it into the kind of place where our friendship would not be such an anomaly. And that... that's what I'm gonna miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImogenLockhart123 Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 He moved to New Jersey as a young man and made his mark as the music icon Jersey. The E Street Band, the Red Bank Rockers, and more ... Clarence was more than just a sideman with Bruce, he had his own career and fans. There is great sadness along the coast and in New Jersey. edited due to spam content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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