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RIP Millie Small

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Sharron

Sharron Report 6 May 2020 11:19

Millie Small has died from a stroke aged 73.

(My Boy Lollipop)

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 6 May 2020 11:33

désolé

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 6 May 2020 11:57

The wonderful person who (sort of) introduced Ska to the rest of the world <3

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 6 May 2020 12:54

Read this then you will find it of interest.

https://leedsmasmedia.wordpress.com/2018/01/10/train-to-skaville-jamaican-music-in-britain-1960-1969/

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 6 May 2020 12:56

My boy lollipop
You make my heart go giddy up
You are as sweet as candy
You're my sugar dandy
Ho, ho, my boy lollipop

love ska, Millie introduced me to it with My Boy Lollipop :-(

such a happy record

RIP Millie <3

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Barbra

Barbra Report 6 May 2020 13:44

BLESS HER RIP. Sang along to My Boy Lollipop.a great happy song <3 <3

Researching:
Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen /.My Eldest Son /

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 6 May 2020 13:51

I remember 'My Boy Lollipop', but it was Prince Buster with 'Al Capone' in 1967 that awakened my love of Ska - but it was Millie who introduced him to the British public <3

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 6 May 2020 19:17

We used to dance along to Enjoy Yourself by Price Buster, and The Guns of Navarone by The Skatelites.

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 7 May 2020 09:01


Rest in peace, Millie. You made so many people happy with your song!

Lizxx

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 7 May 2020 10:04

Millie was not a one hit wonder. As MW has said she was a leader in ska music based in Brixton with a world wide following. If you liked MBL listen to "Sweet William".
<3

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Linda

Linda Report 7 May 2020 12:37

I have my boy lollipop on my iPhone it just makes me ?? every time I hear it and loved it when it first came out


RIP. MILLIE <3 <3

Researching:
Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry