David "Fathead" Newman

American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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David "Fathead" Newman

Summary

David "Fathead" Newman is a human[1]. He was born in Dallas[2]. He was born on February 24, 1933[3]. He died in Kingston[4]. He died on January 20, 2009[5]. He worked as a saxophonist[6] and jazz musician[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dallas[2], David "Fathead" Newman…
  • David "Fathead" Newman's place of birth was Corsicana[9].
  • David "Fathead" Newman passed away in Kingston[4].
  • David "Fathead" Newman was born on February 24, 1933[3].
  • David "Fathead" Newman died on January 20, 2009[5].
  • David "Fathead" Newman is buried at Woodstock Artists Cemetery[10].
  • David "Fathead" Newman held citizenship in United States[11].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's professions included saxophonist[6].
  • David "Fathead" Newman worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • David "Fathead" Newman was educated at Lincoln High School[12].
  • David "Fathead" Newman was educated at Jarvis Christian University[13].
  • David "Fathead" Newman is recorded as male[14].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's genre is jazz[16].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's genre is big band[17].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's discography is recorded as David "Fathead" Newman discography[18].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's Commons category is recorded as David "Fathead" Newman[19].
  • The cause of death was pancreatic cancer[20].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's family name is recorded as Newman[21].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's given name is recorded as David[22].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's official website is recorded as https://davidfatheadnewman.com[23].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's instrument is recorded as saxophone[25].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's instrument is recorded as flute[26].
  • David "Fathead" Newman's instrument is recorded as clarinet[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1933-02-24[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2009-01-20[31]

  • Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, soul jazz[32]

  • Community tags: hard bop, jazz, soul jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9dddb428-ab9c-4a7d-8d97-d805839a4f73[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Dallas[2], a city in the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1841[37] and Corsicana[9], a city in the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1848[40]. David "Fathead" Newman was born on February 24, 1933[3].

Education

Educated at Lincoln High School[12], a high school[41], in United States[42] and Jarvis Christian University[13], a university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1912[45], headquartered in Hawkins[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include saxophonist[6] and jazz musician[7].

Death and Burial

David "Fathead" Newman died on January 20, 2009[5]. He passed away in Kingston[4]. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer[20]. Burial took place at Woodstock Artists Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

David "Fathead" Newman has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was David "Fathead" Newman born?

Born in Dallas[2], David "Fathead" Newman…

Where did David "Fathead" Newman die?

David "Fathead" Newman died in Kingston[4].

What did David "Fathead" Newman do for work?

David "Fathead" Newman worked as saxophonist[6] and jazz musician[7].

Where did David "Fathead" Newman go to school?

David "Fathead" Newman was educated at Lincoln High School[12] and Jarvis Christian University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Handbook of Texas Online. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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