Mar
01

A Life of Song

A Life of Song, the new album by folksinger Ella Jenkins, is now available on CD or digital download format from Smithsonian Folkways. In A Life of Song, Ella Jenkins, “The First Lady of Children’s Music,” offers stories and songs that speak to her youthful years as an African American child in a multicultural world. Her career of more than a half-century has earned her the first Lifetime Achievement Grammy award for a children’s music artist, and her dozens of recordings teach us to learn from one another while taking pride in our own heritage. This recording of Ella singing with children from the Cool Classics after-school program spotlights her own heritage while showing her delight in the traditions of others.

This recording is the sixth release in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, copresented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Click through to watch “We Love You, Ella!” or to get a free song download.

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Posted: 1 March 2011
About the Author:

The former lead vocalist/guitarist for Southwater, a Charlottesville-based bluegrass band,David Horgan joined Smithsonian Folkways in April 2008 to manage online marketing and sales of the collection via Smithsonian websites, distributors such as iTunes and eMusic, and other outlets.