Clemons’ entry into the E Street Band is the stuff of rock mythology. As the story goes, Clemons nearly broke down a door at a club in Asbury before begging to become part of Springsteen’s band.

This story originally published in the Asbury Park Press on June 20, 2011. ASBURY PARK – On Sunday afternoon, Clarence Clemons packed The Stone Pony one last time. The legendary club on Ocean Avenue ...

The following E Street Band bios are a part of a special section on Bruce Springsteen that appeared in the Asbury Park Press on Aug. 18, 1985. Born Jan. 11, 1942, Springsteen's saxophonist and ...

NEW YORK | Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has died. He was ...

Born Jan. 11, 1942, Springsteen's saxophonist and long-time sidekick, Clemons is the band's elder statesman. Immortalized alongside Springsteen on the cover of the "Born to Run" album, he is the ...