August 1978 Philadelphia

Shot this at The Stone Pony when he and his band opened for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, July 2019.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG MAN!!! WE ALL MISS YA C #ALWAYSREMEMBEREDNEVERFORGOTTEN #clarenceclemons #BigMan #2big2die #WeMissYouC #brucespringsteen #springsteen #estreetband #TheBoss https://www.instagram.com/p/BsgrMAEF4NF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18gx6600rvp6v

The Petillo Wave headstock overlay featuring the famous Asbury Park Boardwalk in New Jersey. This inlay is a dedication to Danny Federici. Across the sea are red swirly type ledger lines with Bruce Springsteen's Fourth of July, Asbury Park Sandy song notation floating and bending to the ocean currents as if Danny's playing is heard on the sea and wind. The rod cover is Danny's accordian left on the boardwalk as a tribute to him. If you look carefully you can see the small starfish in the sand, thin blades of grass, three ebony seagulls flying in the sky, dark line shadowing on the boardwalk planks to separate them, engraved swirl patterns in the crest of the wave foam, pear wood dyed lime green for the small wave shadows, and the ebony binding around the perimeter of the headstock. The paua abalone design was engineered using a new technique (patent pending) of manipulating the sea shell with red - or any color pigments for that matter - in the wave to bring out an abstract perspective.

Chad Smith with Bruce Springsteen at Springsteen's Broadway show. I can't handle their adorable, happy faces. Credit: Chad Smith's FB Page - photo by Danny Clinch

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG MAN CLARENCE CLEMONS. GONE BUT NEVER EVER 4GOTTEN!!! LONG LIVE THE BIG MAN #2big2die #bigman #clarenceclemons #brucespringsteen #estreetband #TheBoss #clarenceclemonsday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd07ZHlANGS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l9ephkzpzhnx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG MAN CLARENCE CLEMONS. GONE BUT NEVER EVER 4GOTTEN!!! LONG LIVE THE BIG MAN #2big2die #bigman #clarenceclemons #brucespringsteen #estreetband #TheBoss #clarenceclemonsday