{"id":443758,"date":"2011-06-19T02:45:48","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T02:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/19\/springsteen-saxophone-player-dies\/"},"modified":"2011-06-19T02:45:48","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T02:45:48","slug":"springsteen-saxophone-player-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/19\/springsteen-saxophone-player-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Springsteen saxophone player dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"56.5996343693\"><span><span>18 June 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>22:45 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Clarence Clemons, the burly saxophone player in Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s E Street Band, has died, aged 69, a spokeswoman for the band has said.<\/p>\n<p>Clemons was taken to hospital about a week ago after suffering a stroke at his home in Singer Island, in the US state of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Known as the Big Man for his 6ft 5in frame, Clemons&#8217; sound was credited with shaping the early sound of The Boss.<\/p>\n<p>His solos powered Springsteen hits such as Born to Run and Jungleland.<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen spokeswoman Marilyn Laverty confirmed the death on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brucespringsteen.net\/news\/index.html\">On his website<\/a>, Springsteen said the loss of Clemons was &#8220;immeasurable&#8221; and that he and his bandmates were honoured to have stood beside him for nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said: &#8220;Clarence lived a wonderful life. He carried within him a love of people that made them love him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It added: &#8220;He loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more from the original source:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/world-us-canada-13827267\" title=\"Springsteen saxophone player dies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Springsteen saxophone player dies<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 18 June 2011 Last updated at 22:45 ET Clarence Clemons, the burly saxophone player in Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s E Street Band, has died, aged 69, a spokeswoman for the band has said. Clemons was taken to hospital about a week ago after suffering a stroke at his home in Singer Island, in the US state of Florida. 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