article_title instruments background birth_date genre origin name occupation
ella jenkins
 ukulele , harmonica solo_singer 6 august 1924 folk st. louis , missouri , u.s. ella jenkins singer , songwriter , actress
ella jenkins

ella jenkins -lrb- born august 6 , 1924 -rrb- is an american folk singer and actress .
dubbed `` the first lady of the children 's folk song '' by the `` wisconsin state journal '' , she has been a leading performer of children 's music for fifty years .
