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Clarence Clemons dies of complications from stroke
Clarence Clemons — the Big Man with the big horn — died today of complications from a stroke he suffered last weekend. He was 69 years old.
He was the spirit of the E Street Band, and the oaken staff that Bruce Springsteen leaned on. There have been many charismatic figures in the band, but none had the personal gravity of Clarence Clemons, the group’s Bunyanesque saxophonist.
Springsteen himself acknowledged this, always introducing Clemons last at concerts and adopting a reverential attitude uncommon among rock stars. It’s Clemons’ big shoulder that Springsteen was looking over lovingly on the famous cover of his "Born to Run" album.***
full story: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/clarence_clemons_dies.html
Really going to miss you, Big Man- always loved watching you do your magic with the Boss and the E Streeters.
As the song goes-
If you believe in forever,
Then life is just a one-night stand.
If there's a rock and roll heaven,
Well you know they've got a hell of a band.
...and now they've got themselves a hell of a sax player.
Clarence Clemons — the Big Man with the big horn — died today of complications from a stroke he suffered last weekend. He was 69 years old.
He was the spirit of the E Street Band, and the oaken staff that Bruce Springsteen leaned on. There have been many charismatic figures in the band, but none had the personal gravity of Clarence Clemons, the group’s Bunyanesque saxophonist.
Springsteen himself acknowledged this, always introducing Clemons last at concerts and adopting a reverential attitude uncommon among rock stars. It’s Clemons’ big shoulder that Springsteen was looking over lovingly on the famous cover of his "Born to Run" album.***
full story: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/clarence_clemons_dies.html
Really going to miss you, Big Man- always loved watching you do your magic with the Boss and the E Streeters.
As the song goes-
If you believe in forever,
Then life is just a one-night stand.
If there's a rock and roll heaven,
Well you know they've got a hell of a band.
...and now they've got themselves a hell of a sax player.
