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Clarence Clemons Dies

The BMI songwriter was best known as Bruce Springsteen’s rock-steady sideman, and understandably so, as his soul-infused sax playing helped shape the Boss’s signature sound. Called the Big Man, Clemons played football in college as he continued to develop his musicianship. As the possibility of an NFL career dimmed after an injury to his leg, he began his fulltime pursuit of rock and roll. In addition to his work with…