◇ image via WikipediaMillie Small
Millie Small is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Jackie Edwards, Fats Domino, Wynonie Harris and Nick Drake. Those roots explain a lot about how Millie Small arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, Toots and the Maytals, The Ethiopians and Desmond Dekker & The Aces, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Owen Gray, Ernest Ranglin, Otis Redding, Patti LaBelle and The Beatles, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Millie Small, reaching back through Desmond Dekker & The Aces and forward to Owen Gray. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Millicent Dolly May Small CD was a Jamaican singer who is best known for her international hit "My Boy Lollipop" (1964). The song reached number two in both the UK and US charts and sold over seven million copies worldwide. It was also the first major hit for Island Records and helped to achieve the label its mainstream success. She was the Caribbean's first international recording star and its most successful female performer.
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Millie Small connections
Millie Small grew out of Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Jackie Edwards, Fats Domino and Wynonie Harris, shares an orbit with Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, Toots and the Maytals and The Ethiopians, went on to shape Owen Gray, Ernest Ranglin, Otis Redding and Patti LaBelle. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Prince Busterartist
- Derrick Morganartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- The Ethiopiansartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- Tony Tribeartist
- Hepcatartist
- Don Drummondartist
- Byron Lee & The Dragonairesartist
- Millieartist
- The Paragonsartist
- Owen Grayartist
- Lord Tanamoartist
- Bad Mannersartist
- The Selecterartist
- Nicky Thomasartist
- The Slickersartist
- Clancy Ecclesartist
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