Newell & Most

Overview

All that can presently (November 2023) be gleaned about Newell & Most from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that they were presumably an American vaudeville act that has been featured on 7 works published between 1912 and 1926.
Their portrait on the left is taken from When It's Night-Time in Italy It's Wednesday Over Here (1923) words & music by James Kendis, co-author Lew Brown, and published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York & Chicago, USA.
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	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


When I Get to New Orleans (1917)	N. Alexander (music) N. Alexander (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) Newell & Most (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Brown Skin (1916)	R. Barton (w&m) Jerry Mills (words) Newell & Most (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Parisienne - Song (1912)	A. von Tilzer (music) L. Brown (words) Newell & Most (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Whose Little Girl Are You Now (1912)	A. von Tilzer (music) L. Brown (words) Newell & Most (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.

Works

The peformer is featured on 7 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Items


When I Get to New Orleans (1917)	Newton Alexander	Newton Alexander (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) Newell & Most (perf.)
Brown Skin (1916)	Roy Barton(w&m)	Jerry Mills (words) Newell & Most (perf.)
When It's Night-Time in Italy It's Wednesday Over Here (1923)	James Kendis(w&m)	Lew Brown (co-author) Newell & Most (perf.)
I Wonder What's Become of Joe? (1926)	Maceo Pinkard	Roy Turk (words) Newell & Most (perf.)
Save Your Sorrow (1925)	Al Sherman	B. G. DeSylva (words) Newell & Most (perf.)
Parisienne - Song (1912)	Albert von Tilzer	Lew Brown (words) Newell & Most (perf.)
Whose Little Girl Are You Now (1912)	Albert von Tilzer	Lew Brown (words) Newell & Most (perf.)