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Subject: Ska pioneer Millie Small dies at 73
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 05/06/20 at 10:05 am
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52557332
Minnie Small catapulted ska into the mainstream with her million-seller, My Boy Lillopop.
After leaving Island in 1970, she recorded for legendary reggae label Trojan Records, where her first single was a cover of Nick Drake's Mayfair.
However, it was the b-side that attracted greater attention. Called Enoch Power, it was a defiant response to Enoch Powell's inflammatory, anti-immigration "Rivers of Blood" speech.
Small's lyrics, which captured the mood of the UK's Caribbean population, received a rapturous response when she played the song at the Caribbean Music Festival at Wembley Arena, a month after its release.
Subject: Re: Ska pioneer Millie Small dies at 73
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 10:08 am
So sad, a singer with a song of my childhood.
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