Albums by Ella Jenkins
ALBUMCamp Songs with Ella Jenkins & FriendsElla Jenkins
ALBUMA Life of SongElla Jenkins
ALBUMSharing Cultures with Ella Jenkins and Children from the LaSalle Language Academy of ChicagoElla Jenkins
ALBUMSong Rhythms and Chants for the Dance With Ella Jenkins; Interviews With ""Dance PeopleElla Jenkins
ALBUMElla Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling TogetherElla Jenkins
ALBUMSongs Children Love to SingElla Jenkins
ALBUMHoliday TimesElla Jenkins
ALBUMThis Is RhythmElla Jenkins
ALBUMCome Dance By the OceanElla Jenkins
ALBUMLittle Johnny Brown With Ella Jenkins and Girls and Boys from "Uptown" ( Chicago)Ella Jenkins
Artist 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 multiculturalism 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. Her first album, 1957's Call-and-Response, was a set of American, Arabic, and regional African chants. In 1968, Play Your Instruments and Make a Pretty Sound explored music itself, while 1976's We Are America's Children focused on diversity with her typical mix of traditional and original songs. Later, Sharing Cultures with Ella Jenkins (2003) incorporated multiple languages while spanning styles from blues to traditional Irish fare. Jenkins received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 and celebrated 60 years as a Folkways recording artist with Camp Songs in 2017.
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Genre
Children's Music