London, June 19 (IANS) Renowned musician Clarence Clemons, a regular in Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band, died after suffering a major stroke. He was 69.
Clemons, a saxophonist known as The Big Man, passed away Saturday, reports contactmusic.com.
He was best known for his 1985 vocal duet with American rock singer Jackson Browne on the hit single "You're a friend of mine", and his saxophone work on Aretha Franklin's 1985 hit single "Freeway of Love".
Clemons had also tried his hand at acting by appearing in TV drama "The Wire".
He recently collaborated with Lady Gaga on the track "The Edge of Glory" from her latest album "Born This Way".