National Saxophonist Clarence Clemons Dies by Rosemary Piser on June 19, 2011 Rosemary Piser Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2011. Clarence ‘The Big Man’ Clemons died last night due to complications from a stroke he suffered on June 12. He was 69.