In his new book, Tonight in Jungleland, Peter Ames Carlin says that Bruce Springsteen chose to have Clarence Clemons on the cover of Born to Run with him in part to stand against racism Carlin spoke ...

Clemons’ entry into the E Street Band is the stuff of rock mythology. As the story goes, Clemons nearly broke down a door at a club in Asbury before begging to become part of Springsteen’s band.

This story originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on July 19, 2011. The "Tribute to the Late, Great Clarence Clemons" show Sunday night at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park had an extra headliner: ...

It is one of the enduring images of rock history: a black and white portrait of a tousle-haired, leather jacket-wearing Bruce Springsteen, his Fender Telecaster slung over his shoulder as he leans ...

Born Jan. 11, 1942, Springsteen's saxophonist and long-time sidekick, Clemons is the band's elder statesman. Immortalized alongside Springsteen on the cover of the "Born to Run" album, he is the ...

This story originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on Dec. 25, 2011. The "Big Man" Clarence Clemons is perhaps best known as the towering saxophone player in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.