Media reports tonight that Clarence Clemons, legendary saxaphonist who helped propel Bruce Springsteen to stardom, has died at his Florida home. He was 69 years old.
Clemons had suffered a stroke one week ago.
It's hard to listen to Springsteen's great early music without appreciating how good Clemons was, and how Springsteen's life might have been very different had Clemons not starting playing with him in 1971. His music will live on.