"My Street" / "A Mixed Up Fickle Moody Self-Centred, Spoiled Kind of Boy"
" See You Later Alligator" / "Chilly Kisses" "I've Fallen in Love with a Snowman" / "What Am I Living For" "I Love the Way You Love" / "Bring It on Home to Me" She has an adult daughter, who studied art and the music industry. She lived in Singapore from 1971 to 1973 before returning to the UK which is now her home. She had a brief relationship with Peter Asher of the 1960s duo Peter & Gordon. In July 2012 she stated that she had been recording again and planned to perform in Jamaica for the first time in over 40 years. The award was accepted on her behalf by former Prime Minister Edward Seaga. On 6 August 2011, being the 49th anniversary of the country's independence, the Governor-General of Jamaica conferred the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) upon Millicent (Millie) Dolly May Small, for her contribution to the Jamaican music industry. Millie continued to tour and perform up to the early 1970s.
MILLIE SMALL MY BOY LOLLIPOP 1965 TV
She appeared on the 1964 Beatles TV special Around The Beatles. (She was billed as 'The Blue Beat Girl' on the single's label in the U.S.) This was a music genre that had recently emerged from Jamaica, and was a direct ancestor of reggae. the record appeared on the Smash Records subsidiary of Mercury Records), and Small was the first artist to have a hit that was recorded in the bluebeat style. It was the first major hit for Island Records (although it was actually released via Fontana Records because Chris Blackwell, Island's owner, did not want to overextend the label's then-meagre resources in the U.S. "My Boy Lollipop" was doubly significant in British pop music history. Later in 1964 peaking at #30 with Sweet William and #48 with Bloodshot Eyes Including singles sales, album usage and compilation inclusions, the song has since sold more than seven million copies worldwide. She also had minor UK hits with 2 follow-up singles. Initially it sold over 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Released in March 1964, Small's cover was a massive hit, reaching number two both in the UK Singles Chart and in the U.S. In late 1963 she went to Forest Hill, London, to make her fourth recording, an Ernest Ranglin rearrangement of " My Boy Lollipop", originally released by Barbie Gaye in late 1956. In her teens, she and Roy Panton recorded for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One record label as 'Roy and Millie.' They had a minor local hit with "We'll Meet". Born Millicent Dolly May Small in Clarendon, Jamaica, Millie was the daughter of a sugar plantation overseer.