The world fell in love with Millie and I was smitten by the song as soon saw her singing it live on ‘Ready Steady Go’. The song was so popular that it made her a household name in the UK in 1964 and blazed the way for the recognition of Ska music. Rest in Zion."ĭavid Rodigan: " We have lost Millie Small, the first Jamaican artist to achieve international pop chart success in countless countries with ‘ My Boy Lollipop ’.
Maxi Priest: " My deepest condolences to the May and Small families, loved ones, and fans of Millie Small, the Jamaican artist that shook the world with the hit ' My Boy Lollipop ' that topped the charts all over the world in 1964. Your cover of “ My Boy Lollipop “ was inspirational."
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that was the year I did my first professional recording sessions, and from those recordings, I had my first big seller “What a Life”. Millie Small was a true original, a wonderful human being and will be dearly missed by everyone."ĭandy Livingstone: " Walk good Millie Small! You opened the window for many of us. The buoyant singer has died at age 73 last Tuesday, as a statement by Island Records reports: Small " passed away peacefully in London after having been taken ill at the weekend (.). In 2011, she was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction to honor her contribution to the Jamaican music industry. Those who knew her remember her as a sweet, talented and down-to-earth lady who loved life despite the hardships she fell on in the 80s. After the release of her album Time Will Tell in 1970, Millicent stepped out of the limelight to concentrate on writing, painting and parenting.
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Millie toured the world, appeared at TV Shows and festivals and continued recording, although none of her following works was as triumphant as My Boy Lollipop. It was also the first hit song of the then freshly founded Island Records, and owner Chris Blackwell told the Jamaica Observer " I would say she's the person who took ska international (.)". With her cover-version of My Boy Lollipop, Millicent Dolly May Small aka Millie has achieved what many of her Jamaican contemporaries only dreamed of: the 1964 single has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.
RIP Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop Singer Dies Aged 73