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RIP Clarence Clemons
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:42 am
by nikonman
Died yesterday
He played sax with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band
Great solo on Born to Run.
He will be missed.
RIP
Re: RIP Clarence Clemons
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:09 am
by Arginald Valleywater
A great player with a big personality. RIP Clarence.
Re: RIP Clarence Clemons
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:40 am
by David Johnson
Yep, I think he played at Glastonbury with Bruce awhile back.
A wonderful sax player who had a crucial part in the overall sound of the E Street band.
RIP Clarence
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Re: RIP Clarence Clemons
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:18 am
by nikonman
David,
I think he played Glastonbury two years ago now.
I remember watching it on the television.
Great Performance.
Hopefully the BBC will show it again if only on BBC4 has a tribute.
Re: RIP Clarence Clemons
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:20 am
by Dave Wells
Wow !
Rosalita
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:15 am
by andy at handiwork
Electrifying performance from both Bruce and Clarence. I'm sure its how he'd like to be remembered.
Re: RIP Clarence Clemons
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:49 am
by max_tranmere
That's a great shame. I heard that he'd had two strokes. Very sad news. He was an incredible sax player and had an amazing stage presence. I saw Bruce Springsteen at Wembley Stadium in 1985 when I was a teenager and Clarence was as much a part of the show as Bruce was. I saw Bruce live three further times (twice with the full 'E Street Band' and once without). Clarence was an amazing live performer and this is a very sad day for music. RIP big man.
Re: RIP Clarence Clemons
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:52 am
by Jonesy
Must say that whilst he was a fantastic player back in the day, whenever I watched him on recent live shows on TV, he looked ill. Looked like he was barely mumbling his lines. The Glastonbury show is an example where he looked dazed and tired throughout
Still, as saxophonists go, the Big Man was in a class of his own