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

She had seen Cab Calloway employ the technique in “Hi-De-Ho,” and for ... “Yes, ma’am!” a group of children trumpet back. The ...

In this Monday, Aug. 4, 2014 photo, children's songwriter and performer Ella Jenkins poses for a portrait two days before her 90th birthday in Chicago. Jenkins died this past weekend at age 100. (AP ...

Cab Calloway. Keyboardist Murphy Dunn’s initial answer alone might make him the funniest member of the Blues Brothers Band. An even funnier instance of food service in the film comes when the ...

Researchers have been looking at how children from single-parent and two-parent families fare in life. So what did they find? Family life is more richly varied than ever before. A growing ...

As spooky season approaches, the master of children’s horror recommends creepy-crawly classics and modern thrills for young readers. A graphic novel makes a powerful case that if these two men ...

Ella Jenkins, the Chicago-based singer and songwriter renowned as the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” has passed away at ...

Ella Jenkins, a prolific and internationally known singer, songwriter and performer who earned the nickname the “First Lady ...

Ella Louise Jenkins, celebrated as the “First Lady of the Children’s Folk Song,” passed away on Nov. 9 at the age of 100. A ...

Jenkins, whose signature tune was "You'll Sing A Song," received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was known worldwide ...