with the group include Patti Page's The Big Record, Merv Griffin's Saturday Night Prom, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, and Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beechnut Show. White left the group in 1959, but continued to appear and record with them occasionally until the early 1970s. Partnership with John Madara In 1960, White teamed up with John Madara, forming Madara and White Productions. One of their first efforts was producing the musical track and writing "The Fly" (#7 in Billboard) for Chubby Checker. In an independent production deal with Mercury Records, White and Madara composed "You Don't Own Me" for Lesley Gore (#2 in Billboard). This song has become an anthem for women's rights and is featured in several motion pictures, including Dirty Dancing, Hairspray, and The First Wives Club. White arranged and performed background vocals for Debby Boone and Bernadette Peters, appearing with Bernadette on The Tonight Show and The Tim Conway Show. Moving on to Decca Records, White and Madara produced "1-2-3” (#2 in Billboard), co-writing it with Len Barry. This song is also featured in several motion pictures, including Mr. Holland's Opus. Some other hits that Madara and White co-wrote and co-produced include "Birthday Party" (#40 in Billboard), "442 Glenwood Avenue" (#56 in Billboard) and "Cold Cold Winter" (#79 in Billboard), all for The Pixies Three; "Pop-Pop-Pop-Pie" (#35 in Billboard) for The Sherrys; and "The Boy Next Door" (#18 in Billboard) for The Secrets. The Spokesmen At Decca, White, Madara, and disc jockey Ray Gilmore formed and became members of The Spokesmen. Madara and White co-produced "Dawn of Correction" (#36 in Billboard) for them, co-writing the song with Gilmore. The Spokesmen recorded an album and made appearances on The Mike Douglas Show, Shindig!, Shivaree, Where the Action Is, and Hollywood A Go-Go, among others. White and Madara along with Gilmore also wrote "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)", recorded by Johnny Farnham, which became a number one record in Australia. Later career White then wrote and co-produced "The Thought of Loving You" for The Crystal Mansion, of which he became a member. It has been covered by Cher, The Manhattan Transfer, Astrud Gilberto, Lou Christie, The Spiral Starecase, and Wayne Newton. In 1971, White recorded a Brooks Arthur-produced solo album for Bell Records titled Pastel, Paint, Pencil and Ink under the name of David White Tricker (Tricker being his family name). He lectured at a community college and studied film