drama The Wire. He appeared in an episode of Brothers and in the "Eddie's Book" episode of 'Til Death as himself. Other work Clemons published Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales (2009) with his friend Don Reo. It is a semi-fictional autobiography told in the third person. Personal life Married five times, Clemons fathered four sons: Charles, Christopher, Jarod, and Clarence III (known as Nick). His nephew, Jake Clemons, was introduced as the new saxophone player of the E Street Band in 2012 after Clemons' death. He lived in Florida where he became involved with charitable organizations. Clemons was associated with spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy. Death Clemons died of complications from a stroke on June 18, 2011. Clemons suffered a massive stroke at his home in Florida, on June 12. While initial signs had been hopeful after his hospitalization and two subsequent brain surgeries, he took a turn for the worse later in the week and died on June 18. He was 69. Upon announcement of Clemons' death, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ordered state flags to be lowered to half staff in his honor. He was survived by his four sons, Nick, Charles, Christopher, Jarod; his younger brother William Melvon Clemons, Sr. (1946–2014); and his fifth wife, Victoria, whom he had married in 2008. Tributes and legacy Springsteen said of Clemons: At their concert in Portsmouth, Virginia, on June 19, 2011, Phish covered "Thunder Road" as a tribute to Clemons. At an Eddie Vedder concert in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 18, 2011, upon hearing of Clemons' health struggles, Vedder wished Clemons well, and Vedder was soon notified by a sound tech that Clemons had died. Vedder later played a tribute to Clemons during the Pearl Jam song "Better Man", changing the lyrics to include, "Can't find a Bigger Man" (paying homage to Clemons' nickname "The Big Man"). During a subsequent performance on the Late Show with David Letterman, Vedder played a ukulele with "Clarence" written across the front of it. Before singing "Moment of Surrender" at the U2 concert in Anaheim on June 18, 2011, Bono paid tribute to Clemons. He read lyrics from Springsteen's "Jungleland" near the end of the song, and repeated them at the song's conclusion. Bono repeated this dedication and tribute during "Moment of Surrender" at the U2 concert in New Jersey on June 21 and again in Baltimore on June 22. Bon Jovi