She collaborated with several lyricists, notably Howard Greenfield in the early 1960s, and with him wrote several pop hits, including "Foolish Little Girl" by The Shirelles, and "It Hurts To Be In Love" by Gene Pitney.
She had some success at that time, but following her marriage to Irving Miller she left the music business for several years and brought up three children.
[4] At Aldon Music, she collaborated with Howard Greenfield - who was over ten years her junior - and they co-wrote a number of chart hits, including "Foolish Little Girl" by The Shirelles and "Charms" by Bobby Vee, both in 1963.
[5] In 1971, she collaborated with poet and lyricist Eve Merriam to write a "lively, R&B-influenced"[10] score for the musical Inner City, which was conceived by Tom O'Horgan who had previously directed Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Based on Merriam's widely banned book The Inner City Mother Goose, the show had a successful run of 97 performances on Broadway.