The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

The African American folk singer and songwriter had decades-long career as a children's entertainer, and made a global impact through her interactive performances.

Ella Jenkins, the musician dubbed the 'First Lady of Children's Folk Song', sadly passed away on November 9th at age 100.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as the "First Lady of Children's Music," has died at the ...

How have folk and country been positioned as white ... Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens explores the history of African American roots music through the stories of forgotten black pioneers.

early African American music would become a unifying and driving force among America's slaves. Spirituals, as many of these songs came to be called, expressed faith in God, helped make work more ...