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 ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

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.

April Eaton sits down with Dion Brown. President and CEO of the National Museum of African American Music, and Noelle Taylor, ...

Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as the "First Lady of Children's Music," has died at the age of 100.

Ella Jenkins, whose revolutionary approach to children's music transformed how generations learned through song, has died on ...

The influence of African music is widespread. Elements can be heard in blues, gospel, jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of ...

The National Museum of African American Music, or NMAAM, is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many ...

"I'm African American, and Ella's African American ... The two helped bring more diversity to the Old Town School of Folk Music. "Ella Jenkins' magic, I think, is her simplicity," Dies said.