I just heard Clarence Clemons died - Democratic Underground

Beaverhausen

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:37 PM
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I just heard Clarence Clemons died

Edited on Sat Jun-18-11 07:56 PM by Beaverhausen

Shit

:cry:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/e-street-bands-clarence-clemons-dies-at-69-20110618

The band I was in played a few shows with his band "The Red Bank Rockers" back in the early '80s, one at his club, Big Man's West.

He was really nice and down to earth. It was all about the music and fun for him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHtkoWK0JA

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HipChick

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:41 PM
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1. He died from complications of his stroke...RIP Big man

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no_hypocrisy

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:41 PM
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2. Aaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !!!!!!

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Glimmer of Hope

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:43 PM
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3. Oh no.

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horseshoecrab

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:45 PM
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4. ohhhhhhhh no...

I'm so sorry.

Some of the best rock and roll... Probably the best rock and roll shows I've ever seen were Bruce and the E Street Band. God, we were hoarse and nearly deaf for a day after a show.

What a great entertainer the Big Man was! Rest in peace big man.

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Webster Green

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Sat Jun-18-11 08:05 PM
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12. Absolutely!

Saw them quite a few times in the mid-'70s. Their live show was one of the best on the road at the time. Everyone in the band was right on the money. They had the genius lighting designer, Marc Brickman doing spectacular stage lighting, and Clarence on sax was always a show-stopper.

RIP!

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horseshoecrab

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Sat Jun-18-11 08:55 PM
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17. definitely

... right on the money.

Clemons was astonishing. How he could be such a presence on that stage yet never upstage Bruce.

He was one for the ages. I'll never forget him and the joy he brought to us.

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banned from Kos

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:45 PM
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5. What a downer - Rosalita, come out

Thunder Road...

"Oh Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us.."

CC provided much of the music to the poems I was raised on.

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City Lights

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:46 PM
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6. RIP.

:cry:

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nolabear

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:47 PM
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7. Ah, no. I am so, so sorry.

What a brilliant man.

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mrs_p

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:47 PM
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8. rip

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proud2BlibKansan

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:51 PM
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9. Ah damn

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Webster Green

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:56 PM
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10. Ah, jeez.

RIP Big Man! You are awesome!

Very sad day.

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CatWoman

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Sat Jun-18-11 07:59 PM
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11. ....

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

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Condem

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Sat Jun-18-11 08:09 PM
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13. Seen them 10 times.

The 11th will not be anything close. Goodnight, Big Man.

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slipslidingaway

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Sat Jun-18-11 08:11 PM
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14. RIP n/t

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slipslidingaway

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Sat Jun-18-11 08:25 PM
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15. Bruce Springsteen - Spirit in the Night - Live 1973 in Los Angeles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyB-L4Jb0m4

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dbt

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Sat Jun-18-11 08:27 PM
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16. Arguably The Greatest Four Seconds In The History Of Sax

belong to Clarence Clemons in the middle of "Pink Cadillac."

Rest In Glory Forever, Master Of Disaster!

:loveya:

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many a good man

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Sat Jun-18-11 09:00 PM
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18. RIP Big Man

Jungleland solo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e4-20tqC4A&playnext=1&list=PLCBF4CFD2C072BE5D

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Brigid

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Sat Jun-18-11 09:03 PM
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19. The E Street Band will never be the same.

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