Biography
Ella Louise Jenkins (August 6, 1924 – November 9, 2024) was an American singer-songwriter and centenarian. Called the "First lady of children's music", she was a leading performer of folk and children's music. Her 1995 album Multicultural Children's Songs has long been the most popular Smithsonian Folkways release. She appeared on numerous children's television programs and in 2004, she received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. According to culture writer Mark Guarino, "across her 67-year career, Jenkins firmly established the genre of children's music as a serious endeavor – not just for artists to pursue but also for the recording industry to embrace and promote."
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
136 releases · 31 albums · active 1957–2023
- Other credits · 269
- Performance · 227
- Production · 2
Studios: Allaire Studios · Sear Sound · The Sound Factory · Grant Avenue Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Devendra Banhart
- Lizz Wright
- Leyla McCalla
- Raffi (2)
- Melissa Etheridge
- The Wailin' Jennys
- Jackie Pack And Her Friends
- Annabelle Chvostek