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| From backstreets.com |
When E Street Band sax man Clarence Clemons passed away in June, many wondered if Bruce Springsteen would, or could, hit the road again without the Big Man in the band. Fears were assuaged when Springsteen started announcing tour dates -- including March 28 and 29 in Philly -- but the question remained: Who would replace Clarence?
Fans got their answer in a message on BruceSpringsteen.net:
The expanded lineup for this Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour features singers Cindy Mizelle and Curtis King, trombonist Clark Gayton and trumpeter Curt Ramm, all of whom have toured with Bruce Springsteen in the past, along with newcomer Barry Danielian on trumpet. E Street stalwart Eddie Manion and first time tour member Jake Clemons will share the saxophone role.
The most notable name is the last one. Jake Clemons is the nephew of Clarence and was the rumored replacement (see him pictured above with Clarence and Bruce). Springsteen is no stranger to touring with his bandmates' kids. When drummer Max Weinberg had to miss some of the E Street Band's last tour because of his gig as the bandleader on Conan O'Brien's show, his son Jay Weinberg sat in for his pops.
It's good to know that as long as E Street-ers keep pumping out the progeny, Spingsteen can keep touring.
Jake Clemons doesn't only play the sax. You can listen to his new EP, "It's On," below.
will never be the same without the big man!— pieman- What is always the same? Rock on.— johnnydomino
- Clark Gayton is a fantastic t-bone player! Should be a killer tour.— otown philly fan
Comment removed.- Go ahead. Nobody is stopping you — NO1PHILZPHAN
- zzzzzzzzzz— footlooseman
- Poke away, lifecoach. We'll be rocking out to Bruce and the band!— bgdude18
- I don't wanna see a man in his 60's jumping around onstage.— AngryChair
- Oh, great, an election year tour where senior citizen 1%er Springsteen'll cheerlead for Obama and bash Republicans and conservatives from every stage. Can't wait.— Barbouze
- Maybe you'll get lucky and Ted Nugent will be touring soon. Does Great Adventure still put on concerts? — NO1PHILZPHAN
- So in 20 years, the EStreet band will be the offspring of all the original members? Bruce Jr? What a franchise this guy created for such mediocre music.— SilliBilli
- Love him love him love him— spender
- This is news?— ALJ
- time to retire and tend to your NJ estate getting farm subsidies. yeah he's the real voice of the working man. what a phony.— OhOkay
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