Millie Small was the first singer to expose Jamaican popular music on the international scene and the single, produced by Chris Blackwell's Island Records, reached number two in both the US and the UK in 1964.īorn in Clarendon, she was one of five sisters and seven brothers, raised on the sugar plantation where her father was an overseer.Īt the age of 12, she won a talent contest at the Palladium Theatre in Montego Bay and by her teens, she was recording for Sir Coxone Dodd's Studio One label in Kingston. Owen Gray, with whom Millie Small recorded her first song, told The Gleaner that while he was sad, he had a dream that had forewarned him. In fact the version which was a huge hit for Millie Small in 1964 was a cover of an original which came out eight years before. This song was originally an R&B hit in late 1956 for a white American singer named. It was Jamaicas first million-selling single and helped propel Millie to stardom in England. This candy-coated hit tells a simple story about a young girl in love. She was a world icon and was also a lovely person. My Boy Lollipop became a huge hit in 1965 and even featured in the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. IN PHOTO: Millie Small with former Prime Minister Sir Alexander BustamanteĪnother foundation Jamaican artiste, Winston Francis, was saddened. She was in retirement for so long that she probably lost confidence,"Alcapone surmised. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.Īlcapone said that over the years, he had encouraged Small to get back on the stage, as several persons had reached out to him for shows with her.
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