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

National Treasure: Sing a Song With Ella Jenkins, the Beloved First Lady of Children’s Music Discover how Ella Jenkins' joyful songs and storytelling have inspired generations of young listeners ...

Ella Jenkins, a singer-songwriter known as the “first lady of children’s music,” has died. She was 100. According to NPR, John Smith, the associate director of Smithsonian Folkways ...

Ella Jenkins’ repertoire of call-and-response songs have kept generations of children singing along for more than 50 years. On most of the folk songs Jenkins has recorded, children sing ...