scoring and orchestration at UCLA Extension. Personal life In 1959, at the age of nineteen, White married sixteen-year-old Joanne "Dee" Rody. The marriage lasted twelve years and produced three children: Wendy, Linda, and Jody; Linda died in 2013. In 1998, White married Sandra Simone. He and Simone were actively engaged in writing, producing, and discovering new talent. David White died in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 16, 2019, at the age of 79; his daughter Wendy attributed the cause of his death as lung and throat cancer. Awards and honors In 1991, White's piano was donated to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1992, White and Danny & the Juniors were inducted into The Hall of Fame and Walk of Fame in Philadelphia by The Philadelphia Music Alliance. In 2003, Danny & the Juniors were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pennsylvania. In 2013, White and Danny and the Juniors were inducted into The Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in Philadelphia. Also in 2013, White and John Madara were inducted into The Walk of Fame by The Philadelphia Music Alliance. References External links Fansitunder biography - accessed January 2008 Songwriting credits on chart hits 1939 births 2019 deaths Musicians from Philadelphia American male singer-songwriters Danny & the Juniors members Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania Doo-wop musicians