Clarence Clemons

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American saxophonist human member of musical group musician saxophonist

Clarence Clemons was an American saxophonist best known as the charismatic longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.

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Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American saxophonist ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of musical group ⓘ
musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
awardReceived Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as member of E Street Band ⓘ
birthName Clarence Clemons self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr.
burialPlace Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake, Virginia, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications from stroke ⓘ
child Nick Clemons ⓘ
collaboratedWith Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
Grateful Dead ⓘ
Jackson Browne ⓘ
Lady Gaga ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1942-01-11 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2011-06-18 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Maryland, Eastern Shore ⓘ
surface form: Maryland State College
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
familyName Clemons ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
heartland rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
givenName Clarence ⓘ
influenced many rock saxophonists ⓘ
instrument saxophone ⓘ
knownFor being longtime saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band ⓘ
charismatic stage presence ⓘ
memberOf E Street Band ⓘ
name Clarence Clemons self-link ⓘ
nickname The Big Man ⓘ
notableAppearance Diff'rent Strokes ⓘ
surface form: TV series "Diff’rent Strokes"

The Wire ⓘ
surface form: TV series "The Wire"

film "Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure" ⓘ
film "New York, New York" ⓘ
notableWork album "A Night with Mr. C" ⓘ
album "Hero" ⓘ
album "Rescue" ⓘ
saxophone parts on Bruce Springsteen’s "Born to Run" ⓘ
saxophone solo on "Badlands" ⓘ
saxophone solo on "Jungleland" ⓘ
saxophone solo on "Thunder Road" ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
performedOn Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ
surface form: Bruce Springsteen album "Born in the U.S.A."

Born to Run ⓘ
surface form: Bruce Springsteen album "Born to Run"

Bruce Springsteen album "Darkness on the Edge of Town" ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen album "Magic" ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen album "The Rising" ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen album "The River" ⓘ
placeOfBirth Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath West Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
playedForSportsTeam Maryland State College football team ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence New Jersey, United States ⓘ
spouse Christina Clemons ⓘ
Elizabeth Clemons ⓘ
Jacqueline Clemons ⓘ
yearOfRockAndRollHallOfFameInduction 2014 ⓘ

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Bruce Springsteen → associatedAct → Clarence Clemons ⓘ
Narada Michael Walden → associatedAct → Clarence Clemons ⓘ
Clarence Clemons → birthName → Clarence Clemons self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr.
E Street Band → hasMember → Clarence Clemons ⓘ
Born to Run → keyContributor → Clarence Clemons ⓘ
Clarence Clemons → name → Clarence Clemons self-link ⓘ
Patti Scialfa → notableBandmate → Clarence Clemons ⓘ
Thunder Road → notablePerformer → Clarence Clemons ⓘ