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Millie (born Millicent Dolly May Small, 6 October 1946, in Clarendon, Jamaica) - often known as "Little Millie Small" - is best known as the singer of the 1964 hit, My Boy Lollipop.
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#LITTLE MILLIE SMALL MY BOY LOLLIPOP TV#
I went with her around the world…to do TV shows and such. After some unsuccessful recordings in the early 1960’’s, she connected with Chris Blackwell, who became her legal guardian, her manager and the co-producer of “My Boy Lollipop.”īlackwell recalled, “The song became a hit pretty much everywhere in the world.

Instead, a session singer named Pete Hogman has often been credited with that famous harmonica solo.īorn in Clarendon, Jamaica, to parents who worked on a sugar plantation, Small’s rise to fame began when she won a talent contest in the late 50’s. However, that’s been strongly disputed over the years. In fact, in a 2016 interview, Small insisted that Rod the Mod was the one. Over the years, there was a persistent rumor that Rod Stewart played the harmonica solo.
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The song was used a 1985 episode of “Miami Vice” was heard in a British TV series “Heartbeat” made the soundtrack of the 1997 Spice Girls’ movie “Spice World” and was featured in the London 2012 Olympics’ opening ceremony. It also reached #2 in England, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The song was a huge hit on the charts in 1964 and peaked at #2 on the Cashbox Charts on July 4, 1964, with the #1 position being held by the Beach Boys with “I Get Around.” The song reputedly sold over six million copies. Some musical history buffs like to say she had a reggae hit, but in actuality the sound of “My Boy Lollipop” reflected more of Ska and Rock Steady sounds. Credited as the first Jamaican Artist to Break with a Top Ten Chart Hit (Little Millie Small) died Monday, in England, she was 73 years old.
