
Services at Royal Poinciana Chapel. June 22 2011
Private Clarence Clemons memorial to feature Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, other E Streeters’ tributes
Updated: 3:19 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Posted: 1:37 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A memorial service for Clarence Clemons, saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street band, is under way at the Royal Poinciana Chapel.
Mr. Clemons, a resident of Singer Island, died Saturday from complications of a stroke he suffered a week earlier. He was 69.
The private, by-invitation service for 200 family members and close friends was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
Expected to attend are Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, and current and former members of the E Street Band.
Springsteen will give the eulogy for Mr. Clemons, his friend of nearly 40 years.
“Clarence lived a wonderful life,” Springsteen wrote in a statement on his website. “He carried within him a love of people that made them love him. He created a wondrous and extended family. He loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage, His loss is immeasurable.”
Springsteen, Browne and the band members will perform the musical parts of the service.
A private reception will follow.
Clemons, nicknamed ‘The Big Man’ because of his 6-foot-6 frame, was born Jan. 11, 1942, in Norfolk, Va., the grandson of a minister.
In addition to the E Street Band, Mr. Clemons performed with the Grateful Dead, the Jerry Garcia Band, Ringo Starr’s All Star Band, Aretha Franklin, Roy Orbison and Jackson Browne.
He also had his own band called the Temple of Soul.
He is survived by four sons and his fifth wife, Victoria.







































































