 In the 1960s, he teamed with Denny McReynolds, writing a series of swing ballads.He also wrote with Joe Williams, who recorded their song "Everybody Wants to be Loved" and performed it on "The Joey Bishop Show".Next he teamed with Bill Baker, writing numerous songs, albums, scoring films, "Diary of a Stewardess" and "Dead End Dolls", and also the show, "Up Your Alley".