The Big Man comes on at about 4 minutes in. Strange to think of Clarence Clemons and his saxophone in the past tense — I always kind of thought he’d disappear into back into the same thunderstorm from which he first burst forth.
J.L. Wall
J.L. Wall is a native Kentuckian in self-imposed exile to the Midwest, where he teaches writing to college students and over-analyzes Leonard Cohen lyrics.
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The loss of the Big Man is very sad. Even though I often (not always!) found his contributions to be my less favorite portions of various songs, he was still a legend in his own right and, it seemed to me, a great guy to boot.
That’s 2 longtime E-Streeters gone now.Report