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"My Boy Lollipop" — Millie Small

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Millie Small's 1964 international hit, produced by Chris Blackwell and widely cited as an early global breakthrough for ska.

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BBC News; The Guardian; Universal Music Group official YouTube audio; Lloyd Bradley, Bass Culture.

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Millie Small — My Boy Lollipop (official audio)

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Official YouTube audio supplied to YouTube by Universal Music Group; embedded as reference.

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My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small

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Official spotify upload; embedded as a discovery-only reference pending editorial review.

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Story · ProbableFrom ska's first pop hit to dancehall's sample afterlife

A path from Millie Small's 1964 crossover to Sister Nancy and Marcia Griffiths in global dance memory.

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