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CHICAGO (CBS) --Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as the "First Lady of Children's Music," has died at the age of 100. Jenkins, a children's folk singer whose career spanned more ...
Ella Jenkins, a prolific and internationally known singer, songwriter and performer who earned the nickname the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” has died at 100.
Ella Jenkins, the prolific, multigenerational musical pioneer who became known as the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” died Saturday. She was 100. The lifetime achievement Grammy Award ...
Ella Louise Jenkins was born on Aug. 6, 1924, in St. Louis. Her father, Obadiah Jenkins, was a factory worker, and her mother, Annabelle Walker, was a domestic one.
CHICAGO (CBS) --Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as the "First Lady of Children's Music," has died at the age of 100. Jenkins, a children's folk singer whose career spanned more ...
Ella Jenkins, the first lady of children's music, has died at 100 Jenkins, whose signature tune was "You'll Sing A Song," received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was known worldwide for ...
Ella Jenkins, ‘The First Lady of Children’s Folk Song,’ Dies at 100. Jenkins is the best-selling individual artist in the history of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
Ella Jenkins, first lady of children’s music, dies at 100. She introduced generations of children to the joys of music and rhythm, writing such call-and-response classics as “You’ll Sing a ...
Ella Jenkins, first lady of children's music, dies at 100 You may have grown up hearing one of her signature tunes, like "You'll Sing A Song and I'll Sing A Song." "Morning Edition" looks back on ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as the "First Lady of Children's Music," has died at the age of 100. Jenkins, a children's folk singer whose career spanned more ...
Children’s musician Ella Jenkins, who encouraged millions of kids to sing along with her in a career that spanned more than 60 years, has died. She was 100. Her publicist and friend of 35 years ...