Performing and recording, she transformed what was seen as a marginal genre in the music industry into a celebration of shared humanity. By Mike Peed Ella Jenkins, a self-taught musician who defied ...

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, Lynn ...

Ella Jenkins, a self-taught musician who became known as the first lady of children's music, writing and performing songs that educated and empowered young listeners while inviting them to clap, ...