Re: [Harp-L] My Boy Lollipop



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> In 1964, The Five Dimensions were hired to provide backing for Jamaican
> singer Millie Small on her hit recording of My Boy Lollipop. It has long
> been thought Rod Stewart played harmonica on the record - a story he has
> since denied, but according to guitarist Kenny White, it was occasional band
> member Pete Hogman who played on the session. Pete apparently looked very
> much like Rod in appearance so it's likely that Millie Small's manager Chris
> Blackwell (who also managed Birmingham's Spencer Davis Group) was mistaken
> in identifying him.
>

Other sources have also claimed John "Junior" Wood of the Jeff Beck Group as
> being the likely contender. According to Jimmy Powell though, none of the
> above stories are correct. "I played harmonica on My Boy Lollipop and Mike
> Carroll did the clapping" says Jimmy.
>

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Paul Routledge <
paulandrewroutledge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It was played by Pete Hogman
>
> Paul
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