Small’s version was a bigger, international hit that crossed over to Pop and Ska music. This song was originally an R&B hit in late 1956 for an American singer named Barbie Gaye. By the way, Rod Stewart has never claimed to have played that solo, in fact he has said it was me in the Bob Marley life story Catch A Fire.” Several people have claimed to have played the harmonica break but I can promise you it was me, and it was all recorded in London.
I played harmonica and Ernest Ranglin played a black Gibson. Hogman told us: “The backing for ‘My Boy Lollypop’ was recorded live in the studio. This song was the first to help his Jamaican label, Island, make millions.Ĭontrary to legend, the harmonica player was not Rod Stewart but Pete Hogman of The Pete Hogman Blues Band and Hoggie & The Sharpetones. Blackwell, along with his brother Chris, was a successful music producer who contributed to the development of Reggae and Ska music and helped Reggae obtain international recognition. To this day, it remains one of the best-selling hits with a Reggae or Ska influence.Īfter she recorded a couple of songs for a label in her native Jamaica, Small (while still a teenager) was discovered by The A&R man Robert Blackwell and was brought (along with Ernest Ranglin) to England by him in late 1963 to record this she was 17 at the time. It was the first and one of the few international Ska hits. This song helped develop the styles of Reggae and Ska.
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