Clarence Clemons / Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band Award
Beautiful award issued to Clarence Clemons for European sales in excess of 1 million units (platinum) for “The Rising”.
Reported inspiration for “The Rising”…
The Rising, which was released on July 20th, 2002, marked Springsteen’s first new album in seven years, was inspired by a fan who in the days after 9/11 pulled up next to Springsteen in his car, rolled down his window and stated simply: “We need you now.”
Dual acrylic panels showing some minor scuffing. This Award was discovered abandoned in an Ohio storage facility, several years after Clarence’s passing, with other personal possessions.
A large spectrum of guitar picks from the collection of Chance Martin, Johnny Cash’s longtime manager and confidant. Chance would have acquired the majority of these picks from the artists. With exception of one pick, they are adhered to the backboard. The one removed had a very easy removable substance on the reverse, which did not effect the appearance of the pick. The picks will not be removed, but sold as is.
Clarence Clemons Personal 1961 High School Yearbook
This 1961 yearbook, documenting the teenage years of Clarence Clemons, was found in his personal possessions, in a storage facility several years after his passing.
Most unique is a lengthy handwritten note to Clarence from his high school sweetheart as well as images showing Clarences involvement with music and football.
As a youth, Clemons also showed potential as a football player, and graduated from Crestwood High School (now Crestwood Middle) before attending Maryland State College[3] on both music and football scholarships. At 6′ 4″ and 240 pounds,[6] he played as a lineman on the same team as Art Shell and Emerson Boozer and attracted the attention of the Cleveland Browns, who offered him a trial. Clemons also tried out for the Dallas Cowboys.[7] However, the day before, he was involved in a serious car accident which effectively ended any plans of a career in the National Football League.[8][9][10][11] He would eventually be posthumously inducted into the university’s Athletics Hall of Fame on February 24, 2012.[12]
