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Clarence Clemons

1942 - 2011

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Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), 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. Clemons released several solo albums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clarence Clemons is the 839th most popular musician (up from 905th in 2019), the 4,560th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,431st in 2019) and the 275th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Clarence Clemons ranks 839 out of 3,175Before him are Karol Mikuli, Vanessa-Mae, Gerry Rafferty, Ruggiero Ricci, Tommy Aldridge, and Bix Beiderbecke. After him are Sally Oldfield, Herman Rarebell, Mick Fleetwood, Shigeru Umebayashi, Gabry Ponte, and Chris Squire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Clarence Clemons ranks 277Before him are Colin Groves, Radu Vasile, David Stern, Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Günter Wallraff, and B. J. Thomas. After him are Pyotr Klimuk, Reinhard Mey, Eumir Deodato, Ama Ata Aidoo, Rupert Sheldrake, and Natalia Gutman. Among people deceased in 2011, Clarence Clemons ranks 172Before him are Randy Savage, Võ Chí Công, Sándor Képíró, Susannah York, Nirmala Srivastava, and Gerry Rafferty. After him are Attilio Pavesi, Ingvar Wixell, Mutassim Gaddafi, Bernd Eichinger, Ali-Reza Pahlavi, and Sven Tumba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clarence Clemons ranks 4,560 out of 20,380Before him are Bix Beiderbecke (1903), Frank Elmore Ross (1874), Harry Hillman (1881), Dick Button (1929), Kelly Johnson (1910), and George Crumb (1929). After him are Frederick Jackson Turner (1861), Edward Gorey (1925), Josephine Hull (1877), Elihu Yale (1649), Hyman Minsky (1919), and Erin Brockovich (1960).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Clarence Clemons ranks 275Before him are Jim Croce (1943), Marky Ramone (1952), John Petrucci (1967), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Tommy Aldridge (1950), and Bix Beiderbecke (1903). After him are Joey Jordison (1975), GG Allin (1956), Frank Beard (1949), Elmore James (1918), Herb Alpert (1935), and Pink Anderson (1900).