# David "Fathead" Newman

> David "Fathead" Newman 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.

*American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/david-fathead-newman

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1933-02-24
- **Died:** 2009-01-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5OPNYwuIto3q4ac46rIIZC (@5OPNYwuIto3q4ac46rIIZC)
- **WEBSITE**: https://davidfatheadnewman.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/328137)
- [David Newman (hudebník)](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Newman_(hudebn%C3%ADk))
- [David Newman (Jazzmusiker)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Newman_(Jazzmusiker))
- [David "Fathead" Newman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_%22Fathead%22_Newman)
- [David "Fathead" Newman](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_%22Fathead%22_Newman)
- [David « Fathead » Newman](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_%C2%AB_Fathead_%C2%BB_Newman)
- [David Newman (zenész)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Newman_(zen%C3%A9sz))
- [David "Fathead" Newman](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_%22Fathead%22_Newman)
- [David Newman (jazzmuzikant)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Newman_(jazzmuzikant))
- [David Newman](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Newman)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9dddb428-ab9c-4a7d-8d97-d805839a4f73)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720206)

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