"Ella Jenkins' magic, I think, is her simplicity," Dies said. "The first time I met her, I asked her, 'What would you like to do with the African American community,' and the first thing she said ...

Ella Jenkins, a prolific and internationally known singer, songwriter and performer who earned the nickname the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” has died at 100.

Ella Jenkins performing in Denver in 1981. “There is no one who has done more for young people in American musical history than Ella Jenkins,” Dan Zanes, a children’s musician, said.

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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --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 ...

Ella Jenkins, known for writing children's songs like 'Miss Mary Mack,' died at the age of 100 in Chicago after more than 60 years making music. ... Quincy Jones dies at 91, ...

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 ...

Ella Jenkins, ‘The First Lady of Children’s Folk Song,’ Dies at 100. Jenkins is the best-selling individual artist in the history of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Ella Jenkins, Chicago's first lady of children's music, dies at 100 From her home in Lincoln Park Ella Jenkins traveled the world, performing for generations of kids who never forgot listening to ...

Ella Jenkins, first lady of children’s music, dies at 100. She introduced generations of children to the joys of music and rhythm, writing such call-and-response classics as “You’ll Sing a ...

Ella Jenkins, first lady of children's music, dies at 100 You may have grown up hearing one of her signature tunes, like "You'll Sing A Song and I'll Sing A Song." "Morning Edition" looks back on ...

By Todd Feurer, Adam Harrington, Jim Williams Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as the “First Lady of Children’s Music ...