The passing of Clarence Clemons last Saturday at the tender age of 69 has silenced one of rock music’s most iconic saxophonists.ย It was his horn that was the glue to Bruce Springsteen’s classics.ย You can’t imagine hearing “Rosalita” or “Jungleland” or “Hungry Heart” or “Born to Run” without that sax permeating through the entire composition.ย You can’t.ย You never will.
This is a sad day in rock music.ย And for today, let me just put a few video clips of the “Big Man” up on the screen.ย Rest in peace, big man.ย You are a legend and you will be missed.
JUNGLELAND
BORN TO RUN
A live performance on Late Night with David Letterman
YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE (with Jackson Browne)
SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD (with Ronnie Spector)
THE EDGE OF GLORY (with Lady Gaga)
And finally… ROSALITA (with the band introductions!)
Chuck The Writer 