Black Excellence: Ella Jenkins
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/10/530876080/ella-jenkins-dead-at-100
Ella Jenkins, the first lady of children’s music, has died at 100
You may have grown up hearing one of Ella Jenkins’ signature tunes, like “You’ll Sing A Song and I’ll Sing A Song.” And you may have then played her music for your own children. Jenkins, who was known as “the first lady of children’s music,” died on Saturday at her residence in Chicago. She was 100.