Apparently, it takes two saxophonists to fill the shoes of "the big man," Clarence Clemons.
And one of them is Clemons' blood relative.
Bruce Springsteen announced that a pair of horn men - Clemons' nephew Jake and Eddie Manion - will stand in for the late saxist in the E Street band's upcoming live events.
In 1992, Jake Clemons played sax alongside his uncle at the Clinton presidential inauguration. He has also played with The Swell Season and has guested with the E Street Band in the past.
Manion served as an original player with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and has worked with Springsteen on various projects, including "The Seeger Sessions."
Springsteen's newly augmented E Streeters will make their live debut this Sunday on The Grammys. They'll also make their first appearance at the historic Apollo Theater, in a promotion for Sirius XM satellite radio, on March 9.
The official Springsteen tour kicks off March 19 in Atlanta. It comes to our area beginning April 3 at the Izod Center in the Meadowlands. The tour backs Springsteen's new album, "Wrecking Ball," which comes out March 6.
The full live band will also include two trumpet players, Curt Ramm and Bary Danielian.
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