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HORNS!
With the 2012 E Street Band tour fast approaching, one question has been foremost in the minds of fans. Well, other than "How the hell do I get a ticket?" Of course, we're talking about the great sonic void created by the passing of Clarence Clemons — a void which, in our humble opinion, would be hard for just one other mere mortal to fill.

On Friday, as reported by the Star-Ledger, WCBS radio's Wayne Cabot asked Nils Lofgren "if the sax would be gone from the group for good. 'Of course not,' replied Lofgren."

Now, thanks to Southside Johnny, who spoke to The Record about his decades-long relationship with Bruce Springsteen, we have the first solid indication in black-and-white that a horn section is in the offing:

And, [Southside] notes with a laugh, the musical cross-pollination that began decades ago is still going on — most recently, with Springsteen’s poaching of the Jukes' brass section.

“He's stealing my saxophone players to replace Clarence (Clemons, who passed away last year), so we steal from each other's bands occasionally.”

Springsteen has toured extensively with a horn section twice in the last 25 years: the Tunnel of Love Express tour in 1988, and the Sessions Band tour in 2006, each featuring a line-up that included Asbury Juke Eddie "Kingfish" Manion on sax. The other current sax player for the Jukes is Joey Stann on tenor, who has been playing with Southside and Gary U.S. Bonds since the early '80s.

Of course, it ain't official until it's official. But for anyone who's been longing for a full horn section to rejoin the E Street Band on tour since the Horns of Love... or since the greatness of '76-'77... or since the Asbury Park holiday shows... or since trumpeter Curt Ramm became a regular at the end of the Working on a Dream tour... this might be just the thing to chase away the blues.

from Backstreets

clover68

13 years

Ed i come give you this about NYC hehe

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EDDMB

13 years

Wow....interesting..I have tickets to the April 3rd gig in NJ....the Apollo would be amazing

LikeASong

13 years

I like the horn section idea.

"a void which, in our humble opinion, would be hard for just one other mere mortal to fill".

Amen.

clover68

13 years

The Boss will be at the Grammys next week .. with the E Street Band

Doc32

13 years

Would assume they're going to play We Take Care of Our Own. Here's hoping they play something else in addition to it, new or otherwise.

LikeASong

13 years

My guess is a new song, a classic and then We Take Care

MattG

13 years

Hopefully Wrecking Ball. I don't even care that its not "new", it's such a good song.

clover68

13 years

Bruce Springsteen Announces Additional Musicians for 2012 ‘Wrecking Ball’ World Tour

The expanded line up for this Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour features singers Cindy Mizelle and Curtis King, trombonist Clark Gayton and trumpeter Curt Ramm, all of whom have toured with Bruce Springsteen in the past along with newcomer Barry Danielian on trumpet. E Street stalwart Eddie Manion and first time tour member Jake Clemons, will share the saxophone role.

via twitter

LikeASong

13 years

So there will be a sax after all...

Well, I guess Bruce himself is the best to know if it's a good idea...