I always think of him when I play songs the Kansas City Soundtrack. The inside cover has a great photo of him playing the sax.KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) -- David ''Fathead'' Newman, a jazz musician who played with the Ray Charles Band and won fame as a tenor sax soloist, has died at age 75.
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He was a good man. I had the privilege of meeting him a couple of times. At one of the Great Southwest Lindy Fests, he told great stories of playing gigs with Buster Smith before his tenure with Ray Charles. I feel lucky to have gotten to see him last year in DC at Twins Jazz. It was a great time; the club was intimate and he talked with crowd between shows.