Jayne's biography continued...    Through the years, Jayne has been featured as a vocalist on a number of popular record including "Alice in Wonderland," "For Children Only," "Shakin' Loose with Mother Goose," and the Grammy-nominated "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computers."  In 1956, she and Steve had a best-selling record on the Dot label "What is a husband?" and on the flip side, "What is a wife?"    And, even before that, Jayne and sister Audrey made several records as "The Meadows Sisters" for RCA Victor.  While under contract to RCA, Jayne suggested making an album of famous college songs and sang the beautiful Wesleyan University anthem, "Aurelee" for her accompanist, Joe Reisman (later president of Columbia Records).  When RCA offered Jayne a contract as a solo-artist, she declined out of consideration for her sister, and Joe Reisman played her recording for Elvis Presley.  Elvis loved the tune, commissioned new lyrics and had his first major hit, "Love Me Tender."    Jayne, also an accomplished writer in several media, wrote the original story for a segment of Fantasy Island, and her first play, The Eternal Bed, was produced at the Stop-Gap Theater in Los Angeles.  Carte Blanche magazine published a column under Jayne's byline for five years.     Jayne and her talented and versatile husband, Steve Allen, have appeared together in concert in a wide variety of venues, from Las Vegas to Carnegie Hall.  Jayne and Steve Thanks for reading!  Use the buttons on the side navigate the site further or click here to go back the main page.