Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band Dies

Photo: SPIN Magazine

When you think saxophone player, the name Kenny G probably comes to mind; but for rock legends it’s Clarence Clemons, also known as the “Big Man” by Springsteen fans for generations of stellar saxophone blowing. According to numerous reports and blowing up the “Twitter-verse,” the “Big Man” with the big horn has passed away at 69.



Spin Magazine tweeted:

And through the immense response like Coba Stella’s tweet “@SPINmagazine RIP Clarence Clemons. Music saves the soul, and you played a part in that,” and Michael Welch (@MichaelWelchAct) noting in 140 characters, “RIP to The Big Man, Clarence Clemons. If Bruce is The Boss, Clarence was Senior VP of E Street,” Clemons will be greatly missed in the rock world.

Rolling Stone Magazine (@RollingStone) shared a tweet with Bruce Springsteen’s response to the loss of his bandmate:

Clemons and Springsteen
Photo: Rolling Stone Magazine

According to the article in Spin Magazine, Clemons passed from complications from a stroke he had suffered last weekend. Bruce Springsteen told Rolling Stone Magazine, “His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly forty years.”

Clemons was recently featured in Lady Gaga’s new song and video “Edge of Glory” that was released “a few days before Clemons’ actual death—but after he suffered the severe stroke which eventually killed him,” as reported by Spinner.com (@Spinner). In a tweet from a Lady Gaga representative (@hausofjay), during Gaga’s 2011 Much Music Video Award winning speech, Gaga said, “I'd like to dedicate this award to my grandfather, who's in heaven right now with Clarence. I'm on the edge with both of you.”

Although Twitter was able to provide us with instant news on the death of Clarence Clemons, it seems as though his memory will live on forever.

More on Clarence Clemons and other real-time music news can be found here, with reports of Clemons’ death reported by Rolling Stone Magazine (@RollingStone), Spin Magazine (@SPINmagazine) and Spinner.com (@Spinner).

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