American Songwriter

Behind the Children’s Song, “Hello, My Name is Joe (I Work in a Button Factory)”

The kids’ rhyme begins innocently enough. The singer introduces himself by saying, Hello, my name is Joe / And I work in a button factory. The introduction continues and we get to know a little more ...
Today

Big Freedia’s remix of a classic children’s song goes viral

Videos of parents dancing with their children to a remixed version of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” have flooded social media, thanks to a popular children’s educational YouTube series started by a Black ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Meaning of the Children’s Song “This Little Piggy”

Whether using your fingers or your toes, the cute little song is sung to us early on as cooing parents bond with their newborns. Your pinky becomes a protagonist. Your index and ring fingers become ...
Los Angeles Times

Ella Jenkins, celebrated songwriter and ‘First Lady of Children’s Music,’ dies at 100

Ella Jenkins, the prolific, multigenerational musical pioneer who became known as the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” died Saturday. She was 100. The lifetime achievement Grammy Award winner, who ...