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    • Apr 23, 1886
    Isabelle Donahue is born in Illinois. The vaudeville actress, who goes by the stage name Belle Montrose, is the mother of comedian Steve Allen, who writes Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely's 1950 hit "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)"
    Sep 27, 1919
    Actress Jayne Mansfield is born in Wuchang, China. She's destined to marry TV host Steve Allen, who writes the Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely country hit "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)"
    Dec 26, 1921
    Steve Allen is born in New York. The TV host and comedian writes Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely's 1950 crossover hit, "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)"
    Dec 25, 1950
    "The Steve Allen Show" begins airing daily on CBS-TV, just months after its host had a hit as a songwriter on the Margaret Whiting/Jimmy Wakely duet "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)"
    Sep 11, 1952
    The daily CBS variety program "The Steve Allen Show" is telecast for the final time. Allen wrote the Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely country hit "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)"
    Sep 27, 1954
    "The Tonight Show" premieres on NBC. Originally called "Tonight," it's first hosted by Steve Allen, some four years after the comedian wrote a country crossover hit: "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)" by Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
    Feb 26, 1955
    Five years after scoring a hit as the writer of Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely's "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)," Steve Allen shares the cover of TV Guide with Judy Holliday
    Jun 23, 1956
    The cover of TV Guide features Steve Allen, one week prior to Elvis Presley's historic performance of "Hound Dog" on Allen's variety show
    Jun 24, 1956
    "The Steve Allen Show" begins a five-year run on NBC. The variety series' comedic host wrote the 1950 crossover hit "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)," recorded by Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
    Jul 1, 1956
    Elvis Presley appears on the second airing of NBC's "The Steve Allen Show," wearing a tuxedo and singing "Hound Dog" to a basset hound
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