Ella Jenkins
Ella Jenkins
Top Songs
| 1 | Old Mother Hubbard | ||
| 2 | Miss Mary Mack | ||
| 3 | I Like the Way that They Stack the Hay | ||
| 4 | Old Italian Tune on Music Box | ||
| 5 | You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song |
Albums
Jun 2017 • 25 songs
Jun 2017 • 1 song
May 2017 • 1 song
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About
Biography
An enduring matriarch of children's folk music, Ella Jenkins' recording career has spanned seven different decades. Valued by parents and educators alike for her attention to topics like multi-culturalism and the environment in addition to preschool subjects like counting and spelling, Jenkins credited the rich musical culture of her Chicago upbringing for her inclusive take on music. Whether tuneful melodies or spoken passages, her warm, assured delivery never condescended on her three-dozen-plus albums, beginning with 1957's Call-and-Response, a set of American, Arabic, and ...