Raffi is the stage name of the Egyptian-Canadian children's music artist, Raffi Cavoukian. He began his career as an adult folk singer, but released his debut children's music album "Singable Songs for the Very Young" in 1976. He went on to make two other albums of children's music before the decade ended and was still recording in the 2010s. Raffi's children's music recordings of the 1970s mixed traditional nursery rhymes, such as "Frere Jacques" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep," with original compositions, like "You Gotta Sing."
Sharon, Lois and Bram are a Canadian musical trio who perform folk and calypso numbers in a child-friendly style. They released two albums during the 1970s: "One Elephant, Deux Elephants" in 1978 and the Juno Award-winning "Smorgasbord" in 1979. "One Elephant, Deux Elephants" was rereleased in 1995 as "One Elephant Went Out to Play" and contains classic children's songs, such as "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain" along with a cover of J.S. Bach's "Gavotte."
Ella Jenkins has been called "The First Lady of the Children's Folk Song" and has been recording children's music since 1957. Her music traditionally features call-and-response sections encouraging children to get involved with and absorb the message of her songs. She released 10 albums during the 1970s ranging from 1970's "Rhythms of Childhood" through to 1979's "Travellin' with Ella Jenkins," a bilingual album helping children learn Spanish. In 2004, Ella Jenkins was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards for her contributions to children's music.
The Canadian folk singer and children's musician, Alan Mills, is perhaps best known for composing the "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." Although he died in 1977, he was performing up until his death and his 1972 album, "14 Numbers, Letters and Animal Songs," features children's standards, such as "One Man Went to Mow," "Old King Cole" and "10 Green Apples." He was awarded the Order of Canada in 1974 for his contributions to Canadian music.