Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop singer dies aged 73

By Mark Savage

 

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Jamaican singer Millie Small has died at the age of 73 after suffering a stroke.

 

The star was most famous for her hit single My Boy Lollipop, which reached number two in both the US and the UK in 1964.

 

It remains one of the biggest-selling ska songs of all time, with more than seven million sales.

 

Island Records founder Chris Blackwell announced her death and remembered her as "a sweet person... really special".

 

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She was a friend and neighbour briefly

 

Another Age. - Thanks,  Millie and Lollipop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH35A5C5sZ4

 

 

 

She made my heart go giddy-up.

We keep losing icons, unfortunately.

Great tune & a real breakthrough for international recognition of reggae music.

Do you suppose any reggae (sorry Bob Marley tribute) bar in Thailand would understand that without trail blazers like Millie Small there would be no Bob Marley? 

Trail blazer for Jamaican music.

RIP

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

We keep losing icons, unfortunately.

All getting old and no new ones to replace them.

thais cant say lollipop they usually say rolllipop

2 hours ago, anterian said:

She was a friend and neighbour briefly

 

Tell us more!

I met her when I was a kid, when she visited Norway. Amazing voice. RIP  

12 hours ago, Seagull Sam said:

Great tune & a real breakthrough for international recognition of reggae music.

Do you suppose any reggae (sorry Bob Marley tribute) bar in Thailand would understand that without trail blazers like Millie Small there would be no Bob Marley? 

ahem... nit pick, but was Ska, parent of reggae

Sorry guys I thought it was rubbish at the time and still do.

15 hours ago, anterian said:

She was a friend and neighbour briefly

 

Oh, you must know her daughter, Jaelee, whom I'm quite close friends with, and have worked with many times over the years. 

Such a sad and unexpected passing.

9 hours ago, cooked said:

Sorry guys I thought it was rubbish at the time and still do.

sometimes it,s better to keep your thoughts to yourself....nothing decent to say better off saying nowt

28 minutes ago, petermik said:

sometimes it,s better to keep your thoughts to yourself....nothing decent to say better off saying nowt

Why?

8 minutes ago, Gillyflower said:

Why?

As someone once said:- It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt

 

16 minutes ago, car720 said:

why do they keep telling us about people dying that are younger than me.  It is bloody depressing.

That's Life  

4 hours ago, Emdog said:

ahem... nit pick, but was Ska, parent of reggae

Correct

1 hour ago, Daffy D said:

That's Life  

I thought it was death 

22 hours ago, Yom said:

Another Age. - Thanks,  Millie and Lollipop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH35A5C5sZ4

 

 

 

I always preferred the version with the harmonica (plus she looked fantastic).

 

 

3 hours ago, bannork said:

I thought it was death 

As in the words of another song  "you can't have one without the other"