HACKNEY SENIOR CHOIR - SONGS YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO HEAR!
No 9 – MY BOY LOLLIPOP Click to hear it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwrHCa9t0dM NAME OF SONG MY BOY LOLLIPOP
‘My Boy Lollipop’ is arranged in a ‘Ska’ style. Ska was the forerunner of Reggae with an instantly recognisable ‘ka-chink’ vibe.
ARTIST MILLI SMALL
RELEASE DATE September 1964
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Millicent ‘Millie’ Small was born in Jamaica and she was one of 12 children.
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She won her first talent competition at the age of 12
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Millie was the first Caribbean international recording star.
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‘My Boy Lollipop’ was her one and only hit record.
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The song reached No.2 in the UK and the US and went on to sell 7 million copies
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Millie moved to London to record ‘My Boy Lollipop’.
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‘My Boy Lollipop’ is arranged in a ‘Ska’ style. Ska was the forerunner of Reggae with an instantly recognisable ‘ka-chink’ vibe.
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The song is credited with bringing ‘Ska’ to an international audience.
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Millie made little money from the song and in the late 1980’s, she ended up living in a hostel in London with her daughter.
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Millie died in May 2020 in London