Sail on Fathead.......
Posted: January 22, 2009 12:56 pm
That band on the other side keeps on expanding 
Sai on.....
David (Fathead) Newman, 75
Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and flutist
January 21, 2009 at 11:40 PM EST
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and flutist David "Fathead" Newman has died in upstate New York.
His manager says Newman died Tuesday night of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in Kingston. He was 75.
Newman began his career while still in college touring with Charlie Parker mentor Henry "Buster" Smith. In 1954, he joined the Ray Charles Band as tenor soloist. He spent 12 years with the group.
Newman later played and recorded with a wide range of jazz and soul luminaries, such as Herbie Mann, Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville. He also led a successful solo career.
Jazz saxophonist David ‘Fathead’ Newman is seen in a 2003 file photo. (Ryan Donnell/Dallas Morning News/AP)
He was nominated for a Grammy in 1990 for his work with Art Blakey and Dr. John.
Newman was born on Feb. 24, 1933, in Corsicana, Tex., south of Dallas.
Sai on.....
David (Fathead) Newman, 75
Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and flutist
January 21, 2009 at 11:40 PM EST
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and flutist David "Fathead" Newman has died in upstate New York.
His manager says Newman died Tuesday night of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in Kingston. He was 75.
Newman began his career while still in college touring with Charlie Parker mentor Henry "Buster" Smith. In 1954, he joined the Ray Charles Band as tenor soloist. He spent 12 years with the group.
Newman later played and recorded with a wide range of jazz and soul luminaries, such as Herbie Mann, Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville. He also led a successful solo career.
Jazz saxophonist David ‘Fathead’ Newman is seen in a 2003 file photo. (Ryan Donnell/Dallas Morning News/AP)
He was nominated for a Grammy in 1990 for his work with Art Blakey and Dr. John.
Newman was born on Feb. 24, 1933, in Corsicana, Tex., south of Dallas.