Singer Millie Small has died after suffering a stroke aged 73.The Jamaican-born star passed away in England after suffering the health crisis, according to her friend and former producer, Chris Blackwell.He said of Small, who he last saw 12 years ago: “I would say she’s the person who took ska international because it was her first hit record reaching number two both in the U.K.
Singles Chart and in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.“It became a hit pretty much everywhere in the world,” he told the Jamaica Observer. “I went with her around the world because each of the territories wanted her to turn up and do TV shows and such, and it was just incredible how she handled it.“She was such a sweet person, really a sweet person.