From school assemblies to “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood,” Ella Jenkins was a rhythm specialist and children’s music pioneer. Her childhood in Chicago was her launching pad. In our last episode, we learned ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Children's folk singer and Chicago treasure Ella Jenkins turned 100 on Tuesday, and celebrations are happening everywhere—from the Old Town School of Folk Music to Gallagher Way at ...

Ella Jenkins, a prolific and internationally recognized singer, songwriter and performer, used folk music sing-alongs to teach youngsters about other cultures, in the process becoming known as the ...

Over seven decades, she brought a world of genres and ideas to songs for the young. On her centennial, what she would really like to do is perform again. By Laurel Graeber When Ella Jenkins began ...

To celebrate Ella Jenkins on her hundredth birthday in August, we asked a group of musicians how Ella has inspired them. Sophie Abramowitz In 2007, the Smithsonian recognized Ella Jenkins’s fifty-year ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) — 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 ...

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, ...