Longtime local musician Ethan Newman, a regular performer at bars and venues across the Valley, died on Tuesday, December 29, from complications of COVID-19. He was 46.
A post to his personal Facebook account announcing the news read: “He fought as hard as he could until the very end, and we will be forever grateful to the Banner Desert [Medical Center] staff who took such good care of him for the past few weeks. Our lives, our hearts and the music world will never be the same from this. The joy and love that he brought to others is unmatched, and we are comforted by knowing that he brought smiles to the faces of everyone he met.”