As it turned out, Joey did not hear from Joe Carlton, and in time he was forgotten. It was just as well. Joey’s career was in high gear, and Ricky was working all day composing. In the evening Red and Ricky worked on the book and lyrics. Even though they both felt that they were too tired for sex, they never disappointed their partners when they got home.
Finally they were far enough along that Ricky called in Sal Mercuri to start working on the orchestration. After reviewing the score, Sal