Question
The song “Tenth-Avenue Freeze Out” immortalizes how this musician became a member of the E Street Band in a verse that describes when “the change was made uptown and the Big Man joined the band.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this beloved saxophonist who provided memorable solos on songs like “Secret Garden” and “Badlands”. This man frequently kissed the leader of the E Street Band during live performances.
ANSWER: Clarence (Anicholas) Clemons (Jr.)
[10m] Clemons plays an iconic sax solo in this rock song, the namesake of a 1975 album with the tracks “Jungleland” and “Thunder Road”. A performer sings “we gotta get out while we’re young” and mentions “tramps like us” in this song.
ANSWER: “Born to Run”
[10e] Clemons’s solo in “Born to Run” was one of many saxophone parts he laid down for this New Jersey rock legend behind “Dancing in the Dark”.
ANSWER: Bruce (Frederick Joseph) Springsteen
<JC, Music: Rock>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 88% | 75% | 13% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 25.00 | 100% | 90% | 60% |