Springsteen saxophone player

Clarence Clemons, the saxophone amateur in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has died, age-old 69, a backer for the bandage has said.Clemons was taken to hospital about a anniversary ago afterwards adversity a achievement at his home in Singer Island, in the US accompaniment of Florida.Known as the Big Man for his 6ft 5in frame, Clemons was accustomed with abstraction the aboriginal complete of The Boss.His solos powered Springsteen hits such as Born to Run and Jungleland.A above adolescence councillor, Clemons already declared assuming as his accustomed environment.The stage, he said, "always feels like home - it's area I belong".Clemons began arena saxophone at the age of nine afterwards accepting one accidentally from his ancestor for Christmas.I capital an electric alternation for Christmas, but he got me a saxophone. I addled out," he told the Associated Press account bureau in a 1989 interview.After his dreams of actuality a football amateur were abject by a car accident, he angry to music.An aboriginal affiliate of the E Street Band, Clemons additionally performed with the Grateful Dead, the Jerry Garcia Band, and Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band.Clemons additionally recorded with Aretha Franklin, Roy Orbison and Jackson Browne.