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She toured in Britain and appeared frequently on British television, before collapsing from exhaustion and food poisoning; she was also involved in a traffic accident. Although her next single, "Sweet William", was less successful, reaching number 30 in the UK, number 40 in the US, and number 22 in
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for her contribution to the Jamaican music industry. The award was accepted on her behalf by Seaga. In July 2012, she again stated that she had been recording again and planned to perform in Jamaica for the first time in over 40 years.
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Canada, she had become an international celebrity. She was given a gold disc in New York, and was driven in an open-top car on her return to Kingston where she performed in several major shows, on one occasion topping the bill over
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with another singer, Samuel Augustus "Roy" Panton. Working with producer Roy Robinson, the duo of Roy & Millie had a run of local hits, including "We'll Meet". They had further successes working with Dodd, as well with producer
609:, that it was Stewart who played harmonica on "My Boy Lollipop". She said she remembered the sessions well and recalls Stewart being asked to play. Small also said in 2016 that she had not received any royalties for the single. 468:, and soon afterwards she embarked on a world tour, with concerts in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, the US, Brazil and Argentina. On 6 March 1965, Small appeared on the Australian television programme 647:
by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, who last met Small some 12 years before her death. He remembered her as "a very special sweet person" with a "great sense of humour". Blackwell also credited her for popularising
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She lived in Singapore from 1971 to 1973 before returning to the United Kingdom, where she lived for the remainder of her life. In 1984, she had a daughter, Jaelee, who studied art and music and is a singer-songwriter.
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in late 1956, became immediately successful. Released in March 1964, Small's version (on which she was credited simply as "Millie") was a massive hit. She appeared on British TV shows including
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The emergence of reggae in the United Kingdom in 1969 prompted a return to recording for Small, with the single "My Love and I", on which she was backed by the band
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and helped to achieve the label its mainstream success. She was the Caribbean's first international recording star and its most successful female performer.
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overseer. She was one of 13 siblings, with seven brothers and five sisters. Like many Jamaican singers of the era, her career began by winning the
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because Chris Blackwell, Island's owner, did not want to overextend its then-meagre resources; in the US, the record appeared on the
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inclusions, the song has since sold more than seven million copies worldwide and made Small an international star at the age of 17.
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episode "The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown", playing the role of Selina Brown. The play features a number of songs composed by
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talent contest at the age of twelve. Wishing to pursue a career as a singer, she moved to live with relatives in Love Lane in
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After nearly forty years away from the limelight and refusing most interview requests, Small granted U.S. journalist
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Small died on 5 May 2020 in London, from a stroke, aged 72. News of her death was first announced to the
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to live. She returned to Britain in 1973, to coincide with the release of another compilation album,
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in 1965, as well as solo material, but sales were disappointing. She also released her second
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charts and sold over seven million copies worldwide. It was also the first major hit for
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Her first recording in London, "Don't You Know", made little impact when released by
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in late 1963, but for her next recording Blackwell recruited guitarist and arranger
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Small continued to tour and perform in Jamaica, but in 1971 decided to move to
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to oversee the session. Ranglin and his musicians adopted the newly-popular
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on an international level from 1964 as "it was her first hit record".
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On 6 August 2011, the 49th anniversary of Jamaica's independence, the
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Millie Small's 'My Boy Lollipop' Introduces Teenager To The World
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the first ever in-depth interview in the August 2016 edition of
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of the American duo Shirley and Lee. He paired her with singer
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Laurence Cane-Honeysett, "Millie Small, the Lollipop Girl",
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Millicent Dolly May Small was born on 6 October 1947 in
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The Millie Small TV Show on Finnish Television, 1964
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Small arriving at Schiphol Airport from Jamaica in 1964
Schiphol Airport
Clarendon
London
Ska
reggae
Studio One
Fontana
Island
Trojan
CD
My Boy Lollipop
UK
US
Island Records
Clarendon
Jamaica
sugar plantation
Vere Johns
Kingston
Studio One
record producer
Coxsone Dodd
Shirley Goodman
Owen Gray
recording
Lindon Pottinger
Prince Buster
Chris Blackwell

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