Boss Bruce Issues Statement On Clemon's Passing

Sunday Noon Update:

Bruce Springsteen commented on the death Clarence Celmons Sunday via this posting on brucespringsteen.net:

Danny Clinch photo for Bruce Springsteen.net

"It is with overwhelming sadness that we inform our friends and fans that at 7:00 tonight, Saturday, June 18, our beloved friend and bandmate, Clarence Clemons passed away. The cause was complications from his stroke of last Sunday, June 12th.

Bruce Springsteen said of Clarence: 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. His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly forty years. He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music.

His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band."

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Saturday Night posting:

Clarence Clemons, longtime saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died Saturday in Florida after suffering a massive stroke a week ago, according to a story by Edna Gundersen at USA Today. He was 69.



Bruce Springsteen acknowledged the dire situation earlier this week, but said then he was hopeful. He called the loss "immeasurable."

"We are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years," Springsteen said on his website. "He was my great friend, my partner and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band."

Fondly known as "the Big Man," Clemons had been The Boss' vital and colorful sideman since 1972. His busy solo career as a bandleader and session player found him performing and recording with artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to Ringo Starr.

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