Small said during a 2016 interview that Rod Stewart played harmonica on the hit song. “She was such a sweet person, really a sweet person. “I went with her around the world because each of the territories wanted her to turn up and do TV shows and such, and it was just incredible how she handled it,” he added. “It became a hit pretty much everywhere in the world,” Blackwell said about “My Boy Lollipop.” He remembered her as a special person who handled the instant fame with grace. “I would say she’s the person who took ska international because it was her first hit record,” Blackwell told the Jamaican Observer.īlackwell Said Small Was ‘Really Special’ It became one of the most famous ska songs.Ĭhris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, credited Small with making ska music global. Her hit song, “My Boy Lollipop,” landed in the tops spot on the charts in the U.S. Jamaican singer Millicent “Millie” Small died in London after suffering a stroke, the BBC reported on May 6. "My Boy Lollipop" singer Millie Small died after suffering a stroke.
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