She started to establish herself as a singer and dancer in vaudeville, making use of her beauty and voluptuous physique,[1] before moving to New Orleans where she sang in clubs including the Dew Drop Inn.
[4] Newsom made several further recordings for De Luxe, some with Gayten's band and others with the band led by Dave Bartholomew, which included saxophonist Herb Hardesty, guitarist Ernest McLean, bassist Frank Fields, and drummer Earl Palmer.
She also performed in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago and elsewhere on bills with musicians including Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, Erroll Garner, and Larry Darnell.
In 1951, she appeared on a Regal package tour with Paul Gayten and Little Jimmy Scott, some of whose recordings were erroneously attributed to Newsom.
"[6] The pair toured with Tiny Bradshaw's band, but had little success, and Newsom withdrew from the music business shortly afterwards.