sˌʌm jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈoːɹ, wˈaɪt hæd mˈɛt ænd mˈæɹid pˈɜːl bˈeɪli, wˌɛn bˈoʊθ ʌv ðˌɛm wɜː stˈɪl ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli ʌnnˈoʊn pɹəfˈɛʃənəli.
Some years before, White had met and married Pearl Bailey, when both of them were still relatively unknown professionally.