Career
At one time, Sounds Incorporated fronted for The Beatles. He played on Donovan"s "Barabajagal" (1968), as well as on Jeff Beck"s Beck-Ola (1969). Foreign David Bowie, he performed on the Diamond Dogs album in 1974, and live with Bowie on his subsequent North American tour, including a recording at the Tower Philadelphia released as David Live.
Newman was one of the featured drummers on the soundtrack to the film version of The Who"s Tommy.
Newman has five children, three of them drummers.