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MILLIE SMALL

Jamaican teenager Millicent Small (her reported date of birth varies from 1942 to
1948) made local successes as half of a duo called 'Roy And Millie' - the other half was
Roy Panton. She also recorded as half of 'Owen & Millie' (with Owen Gray) and 'Jackie
& Millie' (with Jackie Edwards). In late 1963 Chris Blackwell discovered her and
brought her to England. Her recording of 'My Boy Lollipop', cut in London by a group of
session musicians that included guitarist Ernest Ranglin (and, according to some
accounts, Rod Stewart on harmonica) and featuring her childlike, extremely
high-pitched vocals, was the first (and indeed, one of the few) international ska hits. It
remains one of the biggest-selling reggae or ska discs of all time with more than six
million sales.

Despite the great success of the record, it did not set a new musical style in people's
awareness. 'My Boy Lollipop' was simply regarded by most record buyers at the time
as an item of delightful, but lightweight, 'pop'. Although she had a couple of further
minor hits, she never managed to consolidate her famous smash.

Millie also recorded 'My Boy Lollipop' in the German language using the same backing
track.

Discography
My Boy Lollipop (Deutsche Originalaufnahme)/Oh, Henry, Fontana 267376 TF (1964)

Links
http://reggaewoman.com/rw-millie.htm