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Ella Jenkins
folk singer/actress
St. Louis, United States • 1924-08-06 – 2024-11-09
Ella Jenkins is credited on 87 releases across 31 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2012 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
87
Pressings credited
31
Albums
7
Decades active
14
In collections
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."
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
87 releases · 31 albums · active 1957–2012
- Performance · 164
- Other credits · 91
Studios: Grant Avenue Studio · London Bridge Studio · The Village Recorder · Tree House Studios (2)
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Melissa Etheridge
- Devendra Banhart
- Raffi (2)
- Jackie Pack And Her Friends
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