In 1957 they bought into Roulette Records, where they wrote songs for various artists such as Valerie Carr, and produced major hits for Jimmie Rodgers, including "Honeycomb" (Billboard #1), "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (Billboard #3), "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again", and "Secretly".
They also produced recordings for Sam Cooke and Ray Peterson and wrote English lyrics for the South African composer Solomon Linda's song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight",[1] which became a hit for The Tokens.
[2] With George David Weiss, they co-wrote "Can't Help Falling in Love" for RCA's mega-star Elvis Presley.
In 1964, Peretti and Creatore left RCA to join Weiss in writing Maggie Flynn, a 1968 Broadway musical about the American Civil War.
They also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as producers of Bubbling Brown Sugar.