20 Jun 11
Originally posted by shavixmirThe world goes on with one less legend today.
Master of the universe,
King of the world,
Need I say his name?
Need I say his name?
He will be missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zylxfXyTefs
From Yahoo News:
Clarence Clemons, the longtime saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has died. He was 69.
Clemons — also known as the "Big Man" — died Saturday from complications of a stroke he suffered a week earlier at his home in Singer Island, Fla. He had been in serious but stable condition and underwent two surgeries.
"Clarence lived a wonderful life. He carried within him a love of people that made them love him. He created a wondrous and extended family. He loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage," Springsteen said in a statement posted on his website. "His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years."
26 Jun 11
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Originally posted by badmoonIf I named every single sax player I know, famous and not-so-famous, I'd barely crack 100, and I play sax myself.
Clemons seemed like a nice fellow, but lets not get carried away with his reed playing. Would you rank him in the top 10,000 of all time?
So yeah, I'd put him in the top 100 sax players of all time. (10,000 is taking your point a bit far.)
Edit: Beyond his sax playing, he was a truly good man, and there are not nearly as many of those in the world as there used to be, sorry to say. I daresay he will be remembered more for his personality than for his sax playing, and that is a good thing.