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Clarence Clemons

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Clarence Clemons

1942–2011

American saxophonist (1942–2011)

Interwar & WWII

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Key Dates

Birth

1942 January 11, 1942 →

Biography

Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr., also known as The Big Man, was an American saxophonist. From 1972 until his death in 2011, he was the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.

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Timeline

1942
Birth

American saxophonist and actor (E Street Band) (d. 2011)

January 11 →
2011
Death

American saxophonist and actor (E Street Band) (b. 1942)

June 18 →

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