Millie Small, Singer of ‘My Boy Lollipop,’ Dies at 72
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variety.comBy Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Jamaican singer Millie Small — singer of the 1964 hit “My Boy Lollipop,” which is widely considered the first reggae-inspired global hit — has died at the age of 72 after suffering a stroke, according to a statement from Island Records. “My Boy Lollipop” — which featured Small’s childlike vocals and a rhythmic bounce that is technically in the style of the reggae subgenre ska — reached No.
2 in both the U.S. and England that year. The song was also the first major hit for Island Records, whose founder Chris Blackwell produced it. “Millie opened the door for Jamaican music to the world,” Blackwell said in a statement Wednesday. “I went with her around the world because each of the territories wanted her to
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