![]() ![]() It had a very catchy rhythm that set people's feet tapping. Ska is a Jamaican fusion of rhythm 'n' blues, Cuban mambo and Jamaican mento folk music. "My Boy Lollipop" brought ska into the mainstream. and remaining a classic to this day, with more than seven million copies sold. "My Boy Lollipop" was her first single, aged just 16, and a massive hit, making it to Number 2 in the U.K. She never returned to the island of her birth.īut her music was born of the rich mix of influences that created the Jamaican musical sound, and which in turn influenced the British music scene. She reminisced in 2016, “It felt like I was coming home, that this was where I was meant to be.” And it was where she stayed. Unlike earlier arrivals from the West Indies in the 1940s and 50s, Small immediately felt comfortable. The education system was entirely British. Jamaica had only become independent two years before. Like so many West Indians of her generation, Small had grown up in a British colony. ![]() Small started her music career in Jamaica, before Island Records founder Chris Blackwell became her manager and took her to the U.K. The Jamaican singer has died at the age of 73. Millie Small's global hit song "My Boy Lollipop" was one of most visible manifestations of the influence of Caribbean migrants' music on the British music scene. ![]()
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