Bruce Springsteen really wouldn't have sounded the same without Clarence Clemons. They really would have found each other in every universe and such and so forth.
Bruce Springsteen (1949-) solo; leader of the E Street Band
Songs: "Born to Run," "Blinded by the Light"
Defeated Opponents: Lindsey Buckingham, Rick Danko, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, Syd Barrett
Propaganda: "Nobody has ever looked hotter than the Boss in the video for 'Dancing in the Dark' except maybe Bruce in the video for 'I'm On Fire'"
"Bruce from the 70's to HIS 70's...enough said"
"BRUUUUUCE! (Yes, I am from New Jersey.) But really 70s-Stone Pony-Asbury Park Springsteen is truly a sight to behold."
Billy Preston (1946-2006) solo
Songs: "Nothing From Nothing," "Fancy Lady"
Defeated Opponents: Woody Guthrie, Tony Bennett, Mick Ronson, Frank Zappa, Mickey Finn
Propaganda: "Started out at 10 playing the organ for Mahalia Jackson - he played with Little Richard and Ray Charles for years and is the only man to be credited on a Beatles song that wasn't one of the fab four!"
you need to listen to Bruce Springsteen’s live albums not just his studio stuff because his crowd work has three modes it’s either “Clarence you should walk me on a leash” or “one time I fell down the stairs and I still think about it….do you still think about it?” or “this songs for my dad who only loved me sort of which was worse than not at all. he’s not in the crowd tonight. or maybe he is. if you see him please god tell me.” and before anyone can react to any of that he’s hootin and hollerin and Clarence Clemons is doing things with a saxophone that are now illegal in more than 15 US states