perito's other credits include the "kennedy center honors", where he again worked with vanoff. he was also the musical director for the american film institute awards, as well as "the don knotts variety show", andy williams and bing crosby television specials. perito wrote the music for the 1968 film, "don't just stand there!" with robert wagner and mary tyler moore. in the same year, perito played the accordion on the only solo vocal album of his friend and associate, ray charles, "memories of a middle-aged movie fan". perito was also an influential arranger of background music for muzak in the late 1960s and early 70s.