David "Fathead" Newman (Şubat 24, 1933 – Ocak 20, 2009) Amerikalı saksofoncu.Texas, Corsicana'da doğdu. Profesyonel hayatına 1954 te orijinal Ray Charles' Band' i ile başladı.
Discography As leader * Ray Charles-Presenting David "Fathead" Newman - 1959 (Atlantic Records)
* Wide Open Spaces - 1960
* Straight Ahead - 1962 (Atlantic Records)
* House of David (Atlantic Records)
* Captain Buckles (Atlantic Records)
* Live at the Village Gate (Atlantic Records)
* The Weapon - 1972
* Teasin' - 1973 - Cornell Dupree
* Mr. Fathead - 1976 (Warner Bros. Records)
* Back To Basics - 1977 (Milestone)
* The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux - 1977
* Still Hard Times - 1982 (Muse)
* Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard - 1988 (Atlantic Records)
* Return to the Wide Open Spaces - 1990
* Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool - 1994
* Under a Woodstock Moon
* I Remember Brother Ray - 2005
* Kissing in 29 Days - 2006 - JW-Jones
* Cityscape- 2006
* Life - 2007
As sidemanWith Eric Dolphy
* Sonic Boom (1967)