R.I.P. Big Man - Clarence Clemons (1942 - 2011)

Jungleland

From the churches to the jails
Tonight all is silence in the world....

He always seemed larger than life. He was the heart and soul of the E-Street Band and without a doubt belonged in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the band, before his death. A grievous error on the part of the R&RHOF voters. He left his mark on so many great songs, setting the mood with great versatility and range. Such a great loss.

I can listen to the Jungleland solo a thousand times more and it just never gets old. It was interesting to hear the story of the sixteen hours it took Clarence and Bruce to refine the three or four minutes of greatness we hear today. The price of greatness and perfecting your craft. Time well spent indeed.

He was such an integral and irreplaceable part of the band. I'm glad I was able to see them the last time they passed through the Midwest -- thanks to my wife -- and that I was able to take my son to see the greatest rock and roll band in history, while they were still intact.



Clarence Clemons showing origins of Jungleland