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Millie Small dead: My Boy Lollipop singer dies of stroke aged 73
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mirror.co.ukJamaican singer Millie Small has died this week at the age of 73. She had suffered a stroke, according to her friend and former producer Chris Blackwell.
Millie was most famous for her hit single My Boy Lollipop, which was Jamaica's first million-selling single. She was hailed for bringing the sound of ska to the UK and for having one of the top three greatest all-time hit singles of 1964, falling just behind the Beatles and Rolling Stones.
It also featured a little-known Rod Stewart playing the harmonica in the backing track - something Millie said showed how big a star he was going to become.
Chris said of Millie, who he last saw 12 years ago: "I would say she's the person who took ska international because it was her first hit record. "
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