Clarence Clemons | 1942-2011: Springsteen's sax man, loyal friend felled by stroke | The Columbus...

What a sad Fathers Day now. God bless the Big Man.

tear drops in the city....

R.I.P. Big Man. The angels backing band just got a little louder.

"Well, a change has been made uptown. The Big Man has joined the band."

Forgot to mention he was a batterer of women.

Battered And Bruised wrote:

Forgot to mention he was a batterer of women.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-HomeSafe/...
maybe at some point he had issues with domestic violence but at the end he certainly was working to help at least one org that assists victims of domestic violence.

I remember a line in a Springsteen song "...when The Big Man came to town..." Or something like that. And Clarence wailed on his sax right after those words were delivered as though he was answering the singer. I thought that was pretty cool.

But then came a time (not so long ago actually) Springsteen began interjecting politics into his act. I regretted being a Springsteen fan at that moment and realized that I don't care for entertainers who polarize and turn people against each other.

front Page wrote:

I remember a line in a Springsteen song "...when The Big Man came to town..." Or something like that. And Clarence wailed on his sax right after those words were delivered as though he was answering the singer. I thought that was pretty cool.
But then came a time (not so long ago actually) Springsteen began interjecting politics into his act. I regretted being a Springsteen fan at that moment and realized that I don't care for entertainers who polarize and turn people against each other.

Then just buy the CD's and eschew our shows.

"...he could still rile a stadium crowd with a few cheerful notes on his horn."

I was taught saxophones are not horns. They are woodwinds.

Battered And Bruised wrote:

Forgot to mention he was a batterer of women.

Ohh no, I didn't know that.

I was just about to say RIP Mr. Sax. RIP Mr. Sax.

Rest in Peace Clarence, you were the best.

Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half...

January 05, 1997| Associated Press

Clarence Clemons, who played saxophone with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, was in jail Saturday on charges he punched and kicked his girlfriend at a vacation home in the Florida Keys.

Clemons, 54, was arrested by Palm Beach County deputies at his Riviera Beach home Friday night and jailed without bond on a domestic battery warrant out of the Keys' Monroe County. He faces a court appearance there Monday.

Full disclosure wrote:

January 05, 1997| Associated Press
Clarence Clemons, who played saxophone with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, was in jail Saturday on charges he punched and kicked his girlfriend at a vacation home in the Florida Keys.
Clemons, 54, was arrested by Palm Beach County deputies at his Riviera Beach home Friday night and jailed without bond on a domestic battery warrant out of the Keys' Monroe County. He faces a court appearance there Monday.

So do you share everyone's criminal record and mistakes when they die?
You probably protest at funerals of those Americans who die in combat overseas.

Big T wrote:

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So do you share everyone's criminal record and mistakes when they die?
You probably protest at funerals of those Americans who die in combat overseas.

Are you saying it's untrue?

No Im not saying its untrue. Im saying its not the appropriate time for it. The dude is dead. He did his time when he was alive for the crime. Move on. This is a time to celebrate his music and the good in his life.
You need to learn what is and what is not appropriate apparently.

My sincere condolences go out today to the family and loved ones of Clarence Clemons and to Bruce Springsteen and the E street band. Thankyou for the music! "DANCING IN THE DARK" will never be the same

Wailin wrote:

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Are you saying it's untrue?

what matters more is that here we are 13 or 14 years later and he was helping agencies that provide services to victims of domestic violence. He learned, he grew, and now may he have peace in the next life.

I'm proud to say, I watch the E Street Band and the Big Man as they played the last 3 nights in Giants Stadium, being a transplant from Ohio and living in Jersey, this man could entertain a Rock & Roll crowd for an entire night. The E Street Band won't ever be the same. Rest In Peace Mr. Clemons!

Battered And Bruised wrote:

Forgot to mention he was a batterer of women.

Keep your idiot comments to yourself let by gones be bygones. This article is to give big respect to a man who played his heart out to wherevever he went with Brooooos and will surely be missed if there is ever another Brooos concert or NOT. Clarence played a very BIG part in the band infact the 3rd leading member of the band after brooos and Max. Clarence will always have my respect . R I P my freind