Generations of kids grew up on the music the lifelong Chicago musician – whether hearing her records at home or school, seeing her on 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,' or even attending a live performance.
CHICAGO -- Children's folk singer and Chicago treasure Ella Jenkins turned 100 on Tuesday, and a celebration is set for next month at the Old Town School of Folk Music.Generations of kids grew up on the music the lifelong Chicago musician – whether hearing her records at home or school, seeing her on 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,' or even attending a live performance.Over the weekend, there was a special party for Jenkins at the park named after her in the Old Town neighborhood.
I mean, if you want to think of children's music within the music industry itself, you really need to point to Ella Jenkins as one of the originators,' said Maureen Loughran, director and curator of Smithsonian Folkways.Two of the people Jenkins influenced are Wendy Morgan and Darryl Boggs – or as they're know, to their many young fans, Wendy and DB.'She's real. She's the real deal.
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