Vlog 038 - Clarence Clemons

An overview of some of the Big Man’s peak video moments, including “Born To Run” from the Hammersmith Odeon in 1975, the tour that broke the Boss in the UK, as well as “Spirit in the Night”, an early piece of footage from Ahmanson Theatre in L.A. in 1973. Both of these are available on the deluxe 30th Anniversary edition of Born To Run.
Clemons related the story of how he came to join the E Street Band when he sat down with talk show host Alan Thicke in the early 80s, a period that saw him release a couple of solo albums, including the excellent “Rescue”, which featured the Red Bank Rockers. We play a bit of “Jump Start My Heart”, performed on Swedish TV in 1984.
As a member of the E Street Band, Clemons is probably best remembered for his star sax turns in “Rosalita” and “Jungleland”. Included in this episode of the Vlog are snippets from an incendiary 1978 concert at the Agora Ballroom that features the former song, as well as the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which features the latter.