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E Street Band's Clarence Clemons Dies at 69
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/e-street-bands-clarence-clemons-dies-at-69-20110618 ^
Posted on 06/18/2011 5:55:29 PM PDT by TigerClaws
Clarence Clemons, the legendary saxophonist in the E Street Band who played alongside Bruce Springsteen for the past 40 years, died on June 18th. Clemons had suffered a massive stroke on June 12th.
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
I agree with you. I went to high school with a guy who learned to play the saxaphone from one of Clemons' former band mates from Plainfield, New Jersey.
The saxaphone and piano were some of the unique elements of the E Street Band that really set it apart from typical rock bands of the 70s and 80s.
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:32:42 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: TigerClaws
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:34:04 PM PDT
by
kristinn
(Lowering the IQ on FR since Jul 31, 1998)
To: TigerClaws
His masterful work on the Sax made
Born to Run the best Rock song of all time. (IMHO of course)
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:36:10 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(It's not eat drink and be merry because tommow we die, but rather because yesterday we were dead.)
To: TigerClaws
To: TigerClaws
Here’s to the Bruce’s retirement!
To: TigerClaws
Clemons was obese and blacks are relatively more vulnerable to high blood pressure, so a stroke is not surprising.
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:38:41 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: TigerClaws
RIP Big Man. Your beautiful playing will forever be the soundtrack to my memories of summers “down the shore”
To: liberalh8ter
Nice final performance with Lady Gaga. He is very serene. She s not.
To: TigerClaws
RIP Big Man. See you on the other side.
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
Jungleland = greatest sax solo ever RIP, Clarence.
Bump and bump. :-(
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:48:20 PM PDT
by
Miss Behave
("It's not going to happen." ~Bibi The Badass)
To: TigerClaws
How sad. I always enjoyed the early Springsteen stuff and their live music. RIP, Mr. Clemons.
To: FlyingEagle
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:54:52 PM PDT
by
kristinn
(Lowering the IQ on FR since Jul 31, 1998)
To: TigerClaws
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:55:09 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: FlyingEagle
Yeah, good to see him but wish he wouldn’t have been seen with her.
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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posted on
06/18/2011 6:56:01 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(2008 was about words; 2012 will be about numbers)
To: Tribune7
Never knew Clarence covered that.
Here’s the original from the Philly band The A’s: http://www.myspace.com/theasfanpage
That song was in Rush’s bumper music rotation for years.
To: LukeL
I don’t do the “stadium” live shows anymore. There are too many small venues and listening rooms around me that charge nothing to $20 for fairly good music. These places are so intimate the musicians can’t get away with faking it. Last one I paid for, the group used four string musicians on top of the regular band. Totally crowded stage, amazing sound.
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06/18/2011 7:33:14 PM PDT
by
PrincessB
(Drill Baby Drill.)
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
Clarence was the second best sax player, behind Junior Walker.
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posted on
06/18/2011 7:39:15 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: TigerClaws
Rest in peace Clarence - you had some great chops.
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posted on
06/18/2011 8:08:09 PM PDT
by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
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