![Springsteen's E Street Band Saxophonist Clarence 'The Big Man' Clemons Dead at 69](http://rollingout.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1298043220-bruce-springsteen-clarence-clemons-cd76cca5af702c06_large.jpg)
Earlier this year ‘The Big Man’ celebrated his 69th birthday and most recently appeared with Lady Gaga for a performance of her recent hit ‘The Edge Of Glory’ on ‘American Idol’.
Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to his long-time friend on his website, he wrote: “We are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years. He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band.”