Grateful Dead Family Discography: Jenny Jenkins

Jenny Jenkins

Composer: Traditional

Jenny Jenkins was performed by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman in the 1990's.

This song is discussed in Southern Mountain Folksongs, W. K. McNeil, 1993. It is thought that the song derives from the game-song Miss Jennia Jones. The earliest recorded version is a text titled Jane Jenkins printed in the Green Mountain Songster in 1823. It's thought that the song was popular during the latter part of the eighteenth century.

Jerry Garcia / David Grismanrecordings

Not For Kids Only, Garcia/Grisman, 1993
What Will You Wear, Jenny Jenkins, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley, 2000
Grateful Dawg Soundtrack, David Grisman / Jerry Garcia / Various Artists, 2001
This Record Belongs To, Various Artists, 2015

Not for Kids Only: Deluxe Edition, Garcia/Grisman, 2020

Other recordings

no info E. C. and Orna Ball, ('Field recordings'), 193?
no info The Solitary Singer, Terry Gilkyson, 1950
Smoky Mt. Ballads, Bascam Lamar Lunsford, 1953
no info Traditional American Love Songs, Milt Okun and Ellen Stekert, 1956
no info Susan Reed Sings Old Airs, Susan Reed, 1957
Old Timey Songs for Children, New Lost City Ramblers, 1959
A Folk Concert in Town Hall, New York, Jean Ritchie, Oscar Brand and David Sear, 1959
no info How The West Was Won, Bing Crosby (w/ Rosemary Clooney on Jennie Jenkins), 1959
Anglo-American Shanties, Lyric Songs, Dance Tunes and Spirituals, Various Artists (E. C. and Orna Ball) , 195?
no info Concert with and for Children, Tom Glazer, 195?
Blue Ridge Mountain Music, Various Artists (E.C. and Orna Ball), 1960
Songs of the Southland, Harry and Jeannie West, 1963
no info Folksongs of Vermont, Margaret MacArthur, 1963
no info Courting and Riddle Songs, Jean Ritchie and Oscar Brand, 196?
no info Hard Times in the Country, Scott and Stanley, 1974
no info Folk Music in America, Vol.13, Songs of Childhood, Various Artists (George and Ethel McCoy), 1978
no info Barnyard Dance, Peter Feldmann, 1980
no info Sounds Like Fun, Mitzie Collins, 1982
no info I Kind of Believe It's a Gift: Field Recordings of Traditional Music from Southcentral Kentucky, Various Artists (Street Butler), 198?
no info Smorgasbord, Sharon, Lois & Bram, 1990
A Fish That's a Song, Various Artists (New Lost City Ramblers), 1991
no info Great Big Hits, Sharon, Lois, Bram, 1992
no info Friends, Two Of A Kind, 1994
High Atmosphere: Ballads and Banjo Tunes from Virginia and North Carolina, Various Artists (E. C. and Orna Ball), 1995
Sounds of the South, Various Artists (E. C. and Orna Ball), 1995
no info Marianne, The Easy Riders, 1995
no info Songs from the Big Front Porch...A Celebration of American Folk Music, Bridget Ball and Christopher Shaw, 1996
Sing It Yourself!, Laura Boosinger, 1996
no info Roll Along, Chris Molla, 1997
no info Definitive Transatlantic Collection, Hamish Imlach, 1997
Through The Years, 1937-1975, E. C. and Orna Ball, 1998
no info A Giggle Can Wiggle Its Way Through a Wall, James K, 1998
no info Roll Along, Chris Molla, 1999
no info Ain't It Great To Be Crazy, Various Artists, 19??
no info Sing It Yourself!, Laura Boosinger, 19??
no info Jenny Jenkins (Karaoke), Various Artists, 19??
no info Colonial & Revolution Songs Disc 1, Keith & Rusty McNeil, 19??
no info Wee Sing Fun 'N' Folk (Book/CD), Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp, 19??
no info Many A Wonderful Moment, Rosemary Clooney, 2000
no info When I Was a Kid, Kurt Gallagher, 2002
no info Little Jimmy's Favorites, Jim Marshall, 2003
no info School Days, Sharon, Lois & Bram, 2004
no info Lark in the Morning, John Langstaff, 2004
no info Sing-A-Long, Vol. 2, Paul Austin Kelly, 2005
no info Had a Little Rooster, John M. Feierabend/Jill Trinka, 2006
no info Cod Liver Oil and Orange Juice: Anthology, Hamish Imlach, 2006
no info Come Sing with Us!: A Collection of Children's Folk Songs, Various Artists, 2006
no info Back to Our Roots, Flatlander Folk, 2006