Obituary News

Jazz Giant David "Fathead" Newman Has Died

Source: All About Jazz
January 23, 2009

Jazz legend David “Fathead" Newman transcended peacefully at a hospital near his home in upstate New York on January 20, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. David, as he preferred to be called, attained international stardom over a long career. Born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933 and graduating from Lincoln High School in Dallas, Texas, he went on to study theology and music on scholarship at Jarvis Christian College. In 1954 he began his twelve year association ...

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David Fathead Newman, 1933-2009

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
January 23, 2009

Gentle, soulful David Newman is gone. He died on Monday. “Fathead" was a nickname that became a promotional tag, but those close to him knew him as David. They seemed always to say the name with affection whether they were speaking to or about him. He once told the story of his nickname. I was in band class and I had this music on my music stand but it was upside down ... He [Mr. Miller] knew I could ...

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David Fathead Newman Has Gone

Source: Night Lights Classic Jazz
January 22, 2009

Saxophonist David “Fathead" Newman, whose blend of jazz and inimitable Lone Star soul made him an integral part of Ray Charles' orchestra and served him through dozens of impressive leader dates, passed away from pancreatic cancer yesterday. The news came as a surprise to many jazz fans, as Newman had been highly productive in recent years, releasing a CD a year on the HighNote label, and there had been little publicity about his illness. He was a beloved player (a ...

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David "Fathead" Newman Dies

Source: All About Jazz
January 21, 2009

David “Fathead” Newman succumbed to pancreatic cancer yesterday, Tuesday January 20, 2009. He was 75.

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About David “Fathead" Newman

David “Fathead" Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933. His family soon moved to Dallas, where they settled and David stayed through graduating Lincoln High School. After school, David found gigs in local bands. He received a scholarship to Jarvis Christian College where he studied theology and music. ...

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AAJ Contributor Michael P. Gladstone Passes Away on January 3, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 21, 2009

All About Jazz is deeply saddened to report the news that one of its long-time contributors, Michael P. Gladstone, passed away on January 3, 2009 following a long battle with cancer. He was only 66. In the six years that Mike devoted to AAJ, he covered artists ranging from established names including John Abercrombie, Herbie Hancock and Maria Schneider to up-and-comers like David Binney, Edward Simon, Leonia Ardizzone and Nordic Connect.

Mike was as passionate about the music as they ...

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Journalist and All About Jazz Contributor Donald True Van Deusen Dies at 79

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2009

The self-described “cheerful curmudgeon," Donald True Van Deusen (born January 19, 1929), passed away in Philadelphia on January 13, 2009, six days shy of his 80th birthday. Van Deusen's wry, yet elegant, views were eagerly awaited by Philadelphia area newspaper readers for more than 20 years. His social commentary, music and arts columns poignantly enriched the Weekly Press, Philadelphia Enquirer, Daily News, Metro, and the Welcomat among others. He also wrote about jazz, the music he loved, for the website ...

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Andrew Wyeth American Artist Dies at 91

Source: Michael Ricci
January 16, 2009

Wyeth's watercolor and tempera landscapes and portraits made him one of America's best loved artists. He remained a figurative painter who prospered even in times when the genre was deemed passe.

Andrew Wyeth, whose durable and realistic paintings of rural Pennsylvania and Maine made him one of America's best loved artists, and made his paintings some of the priciest in the world, died today. He was 91. Wyeth, who divided his time between Chadds Ford, Pa., and Cushing, Maine, died ...

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Patrick McGoohan TV's 'Secret Agent' and 'Prisoner' Passes

Source: Michael Ricci
January 15, 2009

Patrick McGoohan, a two-time Emmy Award-winning actor who starred as a British spy in the 1960s TV series Secret Agent and gained cult status later in the decade as the star of the enigmatic series The Prisoner, has died. He was 80.

McGoohan, whose career involved stage, screen and TV, died Tuesday at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica after a short illness, said Cleve Landsberg, McGoohan's son-in-law. The family did not provide further details.

It was the height ...

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