Ella Jenkins, a self-taught musician who became known as the first lady of children’s music, writing and performing songs ...

Children’s Day reminds us of the value of education, growth, and the well-being of every child. One of the best ways to celebrate this day is through music, as songs can inspire, unite ...

SPEARFISH— Elementary school students have innovative ideas. Community elders have wisdom and experience to share. Mix those ...

Jenkins died in Chicago on Saturday. She was 100. The musician revolutionized children's music in the United States by "grounding it in the music and rhythms of the Black diaspora," said Gayle ...

whose revolutionary approach to children‘s music transformed how generations learned through song, has died on Nov. 9 at 100. Her groundbreaking career with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings produced 39 ...

Honoring the Turrell Fund, The Juilliard School's Weston Sprott will be keynote speaker with performance by Soprano Maria Brea ...

Ella Louise Jenkins, celebrated as the "First Lady of the Children's Folk Song," passed away on Nov. 9 at the age of 100. A ...

Ella Jenkins, the woman who popularized childhood classics like “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” died on 9. After […] ...

Ella Jenkins, the prolific, multigenerational musical pioneer who became known as the 'First Lady of Children's Music,' died ...

Jenkins, whose signature tune was "You'll Sing A Song," received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was known worldwide ...