Legendary Chicago children’s singer Ella Jenkins dies

Ella Jenkins, 'first lady' of children's music, remembered for championing social justice through song
The African American folk singer and songwriter had decades-long career as a children's entertainer, and made a global impact through her interactive performances.
Ella Jenkins, "First Lady of Children's Music," dies at 100
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 than 60 years, died peacefully on Saturday at the senior facility where she lived in Uptown.
Legendary Chicago children’s singer Ella Jenkins dies at 100
Ella Jenkins entertained young audiences for over 60 years and showed how music can be a powerful source of learning and connection.
Legendary folk artist Ella Jenkins passes away aged 100
Ella Jenkins, the musician dubbed the 'First Lady of Children's Folk Song', sadly passed away on November 9th at age 100.
Ella Jenkins, celebrated songwriter and 'First Lady of Children's Music,' dies 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 winner, who recorded primarily for children,
Ella Jenkins, “First Lady of Children’s Folk Song,” Dies at 100
The prolific musician, entertainer, and educator released 39 albums during her lifetime, including the enduringly popular Multicultural Children’s Songs
Legendary Chicago singer-songwriter Ella Jenkins passes away at 100
Singer-songwriter Ella Jenkins, a Chicago-native who had delighted children with her incredible music for decades, has passed ...
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Legendary Singer-Songwriter Ella Jenkins Has Died
announcing that Jenkins passed away “peacefully” at her home Chicago, Illinois on Nov. 9. She was 100. “We mourn the ...
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Beloved children’s music pioneer Ella Jenkins dies at 100
From Chicago’s south side to global influence Growing up surrounded ... Her final album, 2017’s Camp Songs With Ella Jenkins and Friends, capped a career that earned her two Grammy nominations ...
Ella Jenkins, the first lady of children’s music, dies at 100
Ella Jenkins, the woman who popularized childhood classics like “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” died on 9. After […] ...
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Ella Jenkins, Chicago's first lady of children's music, dies at 100
Ella Jenkins performs with students at the LaSalle Language Academy of Chicago in 2004. “Then all of a sudden in college, at San Francisco State, I was singing in coffeehouses for adults,” she ...
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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 ...