Through a combination of health and safety regulations and financial difficulties, Clemons decided to close the club in January 1983. On January 8, the final night the club was open, Clemons, Springsteen, Max Weinberg and Garry Tallent joined Larson for two songs, "Rockin' All Over the World" and "Lucille".[5][6][7] In May 1984 Springsteen and the E Street Band, together with new recruit Nils Lofgren, also used the now defunct club for rehearsals for the forthcoming Born in the U.S.A. Tour.[14]
west, nightclub, located, monmouth, street, bank, jersey, owned, clarence, clemons, bruce, springsteen, street, band, managed, terry, magovern, george, mcmorrow, although, club, short, lived, together, with, fast, lane, stone, pony, played, role, revival, jers. Big Man s West was a nightclub located at 129 Monmouth Street in Red Bank New Jersey 1 It was owned by Clarence Big Man Clemons of Bruce Springsteen s E Street Band and managed by Terry Magovern and George McMorrow 2 Although the club was short lived together with The Fast Lane and The Stone Pony it played a key role in the revival the Jersey Shore music scene during the early 1980s 3 Big Man s WestLocationRed Bank New JerseyOwnerClarence ClemonsTypeNight clubGenre s RockOpened1981Closed1983 The club opened on July 11 1981 with a concert given by the house band Clarence Clemons amp The Red Bank Rockers They were joined on stage by Springsteen and Gary U S Bonds for a set that included Ramrod Around and Around Summertime Blues Jole Blon You Can t Sit Down and Cadillac Ranch 4 5 6 Throughout it short existence Springsteen would go on to play at the Big Man s West regularly making at least eighteen guest appearances During 1982 he performed at the club with the likes of Junior Walker amp The Allstars Beaver Brown John Eddie amp The Front Street Runners Southside Johnny Sonny Kenn Bill Chinnock Iron City Houserockers and Dave Edmunds 7 8 9 Other acts to perform at the club included Joan Jett Steve Forbert Jon Bon Jovi 10 Bonnie Raitt 11 and Little Steven amp The Disciples of Soul 12 The club would also feature popular Jersey Shore acts such as The Midnight Thunder Band fronted by Jobonanno The Jim Davison Band The George Theiss Band 13 and The Diamonds 6 Theiss was a former member of The Castiles one of Bruce Springsteen s earliest bands The Diamonds featuring former members of Cats On A Smooth Surface made their debut opening for Little Steven at Big Man s West on December 16 1982 Through a combination of health and safety regulations and financial difficulties Clemons decided to close the club in January 1983 On January 8 the final night the club was open Clemons Springsteen Max Weinberg and Garry Tallent joined Larson for two songs Rockin All Over the World and Lucille 5 6 7 In May 1984 Springsteen and the E Street Band together with new recruit Nils Lofgren also used the now defunct club for rehearsals for the forthcoming Born in the U S A Tour 14 References edit www beyondthepalace com Bruce Springsteen s right hand man dies Charles R Cross Backstreets Springsteen The Man And His Music 1989 Brucebase 1981 a b Classic Jersey Shore Venues a b c Patrick Humphries and Chris Hunt Springsteen Blinded By The Light 1985 a b Brucebase 1982 Bruce Springsteen at Big Man s West Archived from the original on 2011 07 26 Retrieved 2009 04 11 Bruce Springsteen at Big Man s West Archived from the original on 2011 07 26 Retrieved 2009 04 11 Backstreets 25 Summer 1988 Interview with George McMorrow Archived from the original on 2008 12 16 Retrieved 2009 04 11 www littlesteven com Archived from the original on 2000 08 23 Retrieved 2009 04 11 News Transcript Archived from the original on 2013 01 24 Retrieved 2009 04 11 Brucebase 1984 40 20 55 N 74 04 18 W 40 3487 N 74 0716 W 40 3487 74 0716 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Man 27s West amp oldid 1145058356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
