For more than 60 years the "first lady of children's music" delighted kids at schools, libraries, community centers and on TV, including her 1950s WTTW show, "This is Rhythm."Her call-and-response songs like "Did You Feed My Cow" infuse some of my earliest musical memories.

Ella Jenkins, the woman who popularized childhood classics like “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” died on 9. After […]

Ella Jenkins, the prolific, multigenerational musical pioneer who became known as the 'First Lady of Children's Music,' died Saturday.

The African American folk singer and songwriter had decades-long career as a children's entertainer, and made a global impact through her interactive performances.

Ella Jenkins, the Chicago-based singer and songwriter renowned as the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” has passed away at the age of 100. Jenkins died peacefully on Saturday at the senior living facility in Uptown where she lived.