Ella Jenkins
Ella Jenkins ( born August 6, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American musician from the field of children's music, which has become known as the " First Lady of Children's Music".
Biography
Ella Jenkins grew up in Chicago and went to California in 1948. When she accidentally spoke to children in a leisure facility and gave them tips playing table tennis, it has been noticed and adjusted by the operator of the recreation centers. In addition, she made at the San Francisco State College a bachelor's degree in sociology. In 1951, she returned to Chicago and worked as an organizer for the YWCA.
In one of their events, they got an invitation for the children's television show, The Totem Club. There, she was a regular guest and began to compose his own songs for. When Moses Asch of Folkways Recordings offered her to publish their songs on vinyl, they announced at the YWCA and was a professional musician. Their debut album, Call and Response: Rhythmic Group Singing appeared in 1957.
In over 50 years, Ella Jenkins published about 30 albums of children's songs, where it was also about the education and teaching of children. Her best-known album is You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song from the year 1966. Late into their lives, she performed at concerts and events and music with ukulele and harmonica. It combines music from all seven continents and developed in their songs a typical speech - response pattern ( call and response ). They also organized training titled Adventures in Rhythm, in which they mediated their experiences with the development of children's music other music educators.
Ella Jenkins has received numerous awards and accolades for its work. In 2004 she received as so far the only artist in the field of children's music the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for lifetime achievement from the Association of the U.S. music industry.