Clarence Clemons
Tenor Sax Solo on
Sherry Darling

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Clarence Clemons's first tenor saxophone solo on "Sherry Darling" is a short, punchy statement that opens the song's instrumental solo section. Playing at 140 BPM in F, this brief solo sets the stage for Bruce Springsteen's electric guitar and Clemons's own more extended closing solo. The boisterous, party-ready energy of the track calls for a bold, direct approach, and Clemons responds with the kind of spirited, rhythm-and-blues-inflected playing that captures the song's joyfully raucous character.

Clarence Clemons was 36 to 37 years old at the time.