Clarence Clemons Suffers a Stroke

Bruce Springsteen‘s E Street Band‘s legendary saxophonist Clarence Clemons suffered a stroke on Sunday, June 12th.

Showbiz 411′s Roger Friedman reported last night that Clemons “is said to be seriously ill after a stroke at his home in Florida.”

Friedman notes that Clemons has had health problems in the past, including having both knees replaced, but “this situation, as described to me this evening, sounds pretty dire. I am told that members of the E Street Band were advised to get down to Florida as soon as possible.”

Rolling stone has confirmed the report, citing an anonymous source.

Clemons last performed with Springsteen and the E Street Band in December of 2010 at Asbury Park’s Carousel House for a special web broadcast taping.

He can be heard on two songs on Lady Gaga’s new album Born This Way, and played on stage with her last month during the American Idol season finale.

Outside of his work with the E Street Band, Clemons has recorded with many other artists and has had a number of musical projects on his own.

The best known of these are his 1985 vocal duet with 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”.

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