Farewell, Big Man

[filkertom]

Great sadness. Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has passed away at the age of 69.

Damn. Just... damn.

Comments

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

:-(

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

End of an era. The era defined by this and this. The man rocked.

[gorgeousgary]

Indeed *sigh*. Glad I got to see him and the rest of the Band a few times (the last three tours, to be specific).

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

As I said when posting this elsewhere: bloody hell.

I'm gonna miss the Big Man as much as I miss Basie (whom I heard on his very last tour).

Oh, dear sweet Goddess, no...

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

I heard the poor guy was sick, but not this sick. He will be missed, and missed dearly.

Re: Oh, dear sweet Goddess, no...

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

He had a major stroke this week. The news seemed good initially, but clearly he didn't rally the way it was hoped he would.

Strokes suck.

[wyldemusick.livejournal.com]

I'm not as struck by sadness as many, as I never did really follow the musical strands around Springsteen.

The icon you have though...oh man, back when I saw that in the trade papers following Mel Blanc's death, it just completely broke my heart.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Yep. I try not to use it too much -- cheapens it. But Clarence helped define Bruce's sound for forty years, and what a world-changing sound that was and is.