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 ...
Camp Songs with Ella Jenkins and Friends, was released sixty years later in 2017. Her music was heavily inspired by traditional folk, the Civil Rights Movement, and the church. Quincy Jones dies ...
Young children in a classroom (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Ground Picture) Ella Jenkins, whose revolutionary approach to children‘s music transformed how generations learned through song ...
Ella Jenkins, a prolific and internationally recognized ... and parishioners in her neighborhood growing up. Jenkins, 100, died of natural causes on Saturday, Nov. 9, at her home at the Admiral ...
Ella Jenkins, the woman who popularized childhood classics like “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” died on November 9. After decades of revolutionizing children’s music, Ella Jenkins has ...
Ella Jenkins, a self-taught musician who became ... whistle, hum along and sing, died Nov. 9 at an assisted-living center in Chicago. She was 100. Her death was announced in a statement by ...
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 ...
Jenkins’ label stated that she died peacefully at her home in Chicago on Nov. 9. “Ella’s legacy will continue to educate and inspire, leaving a lasting impact on our world. She will be ...
Ella Jenkins, a singer-songwriter known as the “first lady of children’s music,” has died. She was 100. According to NPR, John Smith, the associate director of Smithsonian Folkways ...
INSKEEP: Ella Jenkins was known as the first lady of children's music. The Grammys honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award. And she died yesterday at the age of 100. NPR's Andrew Limbong has ...