| LC control no. | n 84157878 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.C547 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Clemons, Clarence |
| See also | Corporate body: E Street Band |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1942-01-11 |
| Death date | 2011-06-18 |
| Place of birth | Norfolk County (Va.) |
| Place of death | Palm Beach (Fla.) |
| Affiliation | Maryland State College |
| Profession or occupation | Saxophonists Actors |
| Found in | Springsteen, B. The river [SR] p1980: container (Clarence Clemons, saxophone) All music guide WWW site, Apr. 2, 2007 (Clarence Clemons; b. Jan. 11, 1942, Norfolk, VA; saxophonist and vocalist, member of the E Street Band, 1973-1989) New York times WWW site, June 20, 2011 (in obituary published June 18: Clarence Clemons; b. Clarence Anicholas Clemons, Jan. 11, 1942, Norfolk, Va.; d. Saturday [June 18, 2011], Palm Beach, Fla., aged 69; saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, whose jovial onstage manner, soul-rooted style, and brotherly relationship with Springsteen made him one of rock's most beloved sidemen) African American National Biography, accessed December 12 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Clemons, Clarence; aka Big Man; saxophonist, stage / screen actor; born 11 January 1942 in Norfolk (now Chesapeake) County, Virginia, United States; switched to tenor saxophone after being deeply influenced by the legendary King Curtis; played football in high school and at Maryland State College which he attended on football and music scholarships; he was to try out for the Cleveland Browns (1968) but had a life-changing auto accident the day before; moved to Newark, New Jersey (late 1960s); he and Bruce Springsteen met in 1971 and from that moment forward knew they would be an integral part of each other's lives; appeared in New York, New York (1977), directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert DeNiro; went on to appear in television shows such as Different Strokes and the movie Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure; died 18 June 2011 in Palm Beach, Florida, United States) |
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