Clarence Clemons pulls back from death
Friends say Clarence Clemons "pulled back from death" Monday following a second brain surgery for a stroke he suffered Sunday at his Florida home. The longtime saxophone player with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band reportedly was completely nonresponsive following his stroke.
"Yesterday, it did not look good at all," a Clemons friend told the Springsteen magazine Backstreets on Monday. "Today miracles are happening. His vital signs are improving. He's responsive. His eyes are welling up when we're talking to him. He was paralyzed on his left side, but now he's squeezing with his left hand."
In the past year, the 69-year-old Clemons had both knees replaced and underwent spinal fusion surgery. He has worked with Springsteen on and off since the early 1970s and is the man behind the E Street Band's signature sax sound, notably on the "Born to Run" album.
Subject: Get Well Soon Clarence. 
Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:25 am
