Ella Jenkins- A Life Of Song (CD)
Known worldwide as "The First Lady of Children's Music," the incomparable Ella Jenkins, one of the original (and best selling) Folkways Records artists, releases ELLA JENKINS: A LIFE IN SONG, her first all-new release since 2005's Grammy-nominated SHARING CULTURES. This benchmark album is also the latest addition to Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy series, co-produced with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Tracklist:
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- One Two Three O’leary
- Calling A Square Dance
- Black Royalty
- Little Sally Walker
- Cotton-Eyed Joe
- I Want To Be Ready
- He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Rock My Soul In The Bosom Of Abraham
- Standing In The Need Of Prayer
- Amazing Grace
- Somebody’s Talking About Freedom
- Sadie Complete
- Uncle Flood And The Blues
- Milk Cow Blues
- Summertime
- The Cuckoo
- The Farmer In The Dell
- This Is Your Year, Children
- I’m On My Way To Canaan Land
Known worldwide as "The First Lady of Children's Music," the incomparable Ella Jenkins, one of the original (and best selling) Folkways Records artists, releases ELLA JENKINS: A LIFE IN SONG, her first all-new release since 2005's Grammy-nominated SHARING CULTURES. This benchmark album is also the latest addition to Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy series, co-produced with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Tracklist:
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- One Two Three O’leary
- Calling A Square Dance
- Black Royalty
- Little Sally Walker
- Cotton-Eyed Joe
- I Want To Be Ready
- He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Rock My Soul In The Bosom Of Abraham
- Standing In The Need Of Prayer
- Amazing Grace
- Somebody’s Talking About Freedom
- Sadie Complete
- Uncle Flood And The Blues
- Milk Cow Blues
- Summertime
- The Cuckoo
- The Farmer In The Dell
- This Is Your Year, Children
- I’m On My Way To Canaan Land