African American Legacy Series: A Life of Song
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 multi-cultural world. Her career of more than a half century earned her the first Lifetime Achievement Grammy award for a children’s music artist, and her more than thirty recordings teach us to learn from one another while taking pride in our own heritage. This African American Legacy recording of Ella singing with children from the Cool Classics after-school program spotlights her own heritage while showing her delight for the traditions of others. 36 minutes, lyrics, photos, 28-page booklet.
This recording is the sixth release in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Track Listing
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Pick a Bale of Cotton | Ella Jenkins | 4:18 | |
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102
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One Two Three O’Leary | Ella Jenkins w/children | 1:15 | |
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103
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Calling a Square Dance | Ella Jenkins | 0:40 | |
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104
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Black Royalty | Ella Jenkins | 1:45 | |
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105
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Little Sally Walker | Ella Jenkins w/children | 1:13 | |
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106
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Cotton-Eyed Joe | Ella Jenkins | 1:19 | |
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107
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I Want to Be Ready | Ella Jenkins | 1:37 | |
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108
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He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands | Ella Jenkins w/children | 1:47 | |
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109
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | Ella Jenkins w/children | 1:36 | |
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110
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Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham | Ella Jenkins | 1:15 | |
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111
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Standing in the Need of Prayer | Ella Jenkins | 1:06 | |
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112
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Amazing Grace | Ella Jenkins | 3:23 | |
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113
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Somebody’s Talking about Freedom | Ella Jenkins | 1:49 | |
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114
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Sadie Complete | Ella Jenkins | 2:14 | |
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115
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Uncle Flood and the Blues | Ella Jenkins | 2:07 | |
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116
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Milk Cow Blues | Ella Jenkins | 0:45 | |
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117
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Summertime | Ella Jenkins | 2:20 | |
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118
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The Cuckoo | Ella Jenkins | 2:04 | |
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119
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The Farmer in the Dell | Ella Jenkins | 1:17 | |
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120
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This is Your Year, Children | Ella Jenkins | 0:59 | |
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121
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I’m On My Way to Canaan Land | Ella Jenkins w/children | 1:35 |
Album Info
Folkways Suggests
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123s and ABCsElla Jenkins
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Call and ResponseElla Jenkins
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Rhythm and Game Songs for the Little OnesElla Jenkins
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Seasons for SingingElla Jenkins
