Photo Credit: B. Richter Ella Jenkins, the iconic “First Lady of Children’s Music,” died Saturday (Nov. 9) at 100 years old. Her publicist told ABC 7 Chicago that Jenkins passed away at a senior facility in Chicago. Jenkins, who grew up on Chicago’s South Side, was born in St. Louis on Aug. 6, 1924. Her … Continued

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