Floyd Newman (born August 17, 1931) is a saxophonist, session musician and bandleader. As a baritone sax player, he was long associated with

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, and as a member of

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’

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and the

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. Born in Memphis, in the late 1940s he became a member of the

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Review, with, among others,

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and George Joyner. Newman later moved to Detroit and recorded with

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, and toured with Sam Cooke before returning to Memphis. Newman also led a band featuring

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on drums, Joe Woods on guitar and

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on keyboards, and which performed at the Plantation Inn. This line-up also recorded a 45, “Frog Stomp”, co-written by Newman and Hayes. Newman and Hayes had previously coincided in Ben Branch’s house band at the Tropicana Club, with Hayes as a vocalist.Guralnick, Peter (2002
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horn section at Stax, in 1965 he would go on to become a founding member of the Memphis Horns, with

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and

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on trumpets, Floyd Newman on baritone sax and Andrew Love on tenor.

Discography

;As leader/co-leader *1963: "Frog Stomp" / "Sassy" (Stax) ;As sideman *1964: '' Pain in My Heart'' –

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*1965: ''Boss of the Blues'' –

*1965: '' The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads'' –

*1965: '' Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul'' – Otis Redding *1965: ''In the Midnight Hour'' –

Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the ''Bill ...

*1966: ''The Exciting Wilson Pickett'' – Wilson Pickett *1966: '' Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul'' – Otis Redding *1966: '' The Soul Album'' – Otis Redding *1967: '' The Sound of Wilson Pickett'' – Wilson Pickett *1967: ''The Wicked Pickett'' – Wilson Pickett *1968: ''

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'' –

Etta James Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, ...

*1968: ''I'm in Love'' – Wilson Pickett *1968: '' The Dock of the Bay'' – Otis Redding *1968: '' Aretha Now'' –

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

*1969: '' Boz Scaggs'' – Boz Scaggs *1970: '' Melody Fair'' –

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*1971: '' Stephen Stills 2'' –

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*1973: '' Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)'' –

References

External links

Floyd Newman
NAMM Oral History Interview (2015) {{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Floyd 1940s births Living people Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee African-American saxophonists American soul musicians American male saxophonists Atlantic Records artists Stax Records artists 21st-century American saxophonists 21st-century American male musicians