Mortonette Jenkins

Soul - rhythm 'n' blues singer. Born in Los Angeles, California. Mortonette lived in the community of Watts, in Los Angeles, California. Because of her interest in music, she began piano and violin lessons while attending Grape Street Elementary. At Markham Middle School, Mr. Zerl Persley was her music teacher. Mr. Persley prepared Mortonette and a selected group to compete for youth philharmonic orchestra training scholarships. Mortonette continued to sing and play the piano, and began to write her own songs.