David 'Fathead' Newman was the baritone saxophonist in The Ray Charles band for 12 years as well as playing in Herbie Mann's band for a decade. He released an astonishing 38 solo albums over 50 years and featured as a musician for Aretha Franklin, The Average White Band, Eric Clapton, Dr John and Queen Latifah among others. On January 20th he died of complications from pancreatic cancer aged 75.
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