Posts with tag "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band"

Clarence Clemons Dies, an 'Immeasurable' Loss Says Bruce Springsteen

Posted Jun 18th 2011 at 09:07 PM by Marc Schneider

He was the "Big Man" that Bruce Springsteen leaned on, both figuratively and literally, to provide the soul and heart of the legendary E Street Band. Now, that light has gone out. Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life sax man in the world's greatest backing band, died Saturday of complications from a stroke suffered last week, a spokesman said. He was 69. ...

Forgetting Where You're Playing Your Concert

Posted Nov 19th 2009 at 01:13 PM by Amy Wilkinson

A city by any other name certainly isn't as sweet. Just ask Bruce Springsteen. Last week (on Friday the 13th, fittingly enough) The Boss mistakenly name-checked Ohio during an Auburn Hills, Michigan concert. The 60-year-old rocker referred to the Buckeye State several times during the show's first 30 minutes before guitarist Steve Van Zandt whispered the correct locale in his ear. A sheepish ...