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David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and early 1960s recordings by Ray Charles.
David (Fathead) Newman, a soft-spoken, sweet-toned jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist who made his name in Ray Charles’s bands from the 1950s to the early ’70s, died on Tuesday in...
Jan 23, 2009 · David “Fathead” Newman, a jazz saxophonist who was a key member of Ray Charles’ band for a dozen years and later became a high-profile session player, has died. He was 75. Newman died Tuesday...
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Jan 28, 2009 · By I Jan. 28, 2009. David “Fathead” Newman, who invented the image of a rough, bluesy Texas tenor player in jazz, died Jan. 20 near his home in Upstate New York following a long battle with cancer. He was 75. Newman was born in Dallas on Feb. 24, 1933. In his teens he backed saxophonist Red Connors alongside Ornette Coleman.
Jan 20, 2009 · The personification of tasteful but expressive and bluesy sax playing, first backing Ray Charles and later as a solo artist. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2000s. Born. February 24, 1933 in Corsicana, TX. Died. January 20, 2009 in Kingston, NY.
Mar 8, 2015 · In 1958, Newman recorded his first (and some say his best) album under his own name: Fathead: Ray Charles Presents David “Fathead” Newman. Ray played piano on the album, and it took off like a rocket. One of the songs on the disc, “Hard Times,” was used as a theme song by more than a few disc jockeys across the nation.
Jan 16, 2010 · David "Fathead" Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933. His family soon moved to Dallas, where they settled and David stayed through graduating Lincoln High School. After school, David found gigs in local bands. He received a scholarship to Jarvis Christian College where he studied theology and music.
