Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brenton Wood, the soul singer best known for his 1967 hit “The Oogum Boogum Song,” has died at the age of 83. Wood passed away on ...

While born in Louisiana, Brenton Wood eventually found himself in Los Angeles, California. Growing up in California, the singer nurtured a love for music by listening to singers like Same Cooke and ...

Soul singer Brenton Wood, who hit the Billboard charts in 1967 with “Gimme Little Sign” and “The Oogum Boogum Song,” died Jan. 3. He was 83. Manny Gallegos, Wood’s manager, confirmed the singer’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brenton Wood, the soul singer known most for the iconic hit “The Oogum Boogum Song,” has died. He was 83. His manager and ...

Brenton Wood, the soul singer with hits including "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign," has died. "The Oogum Boogum Song" was released in 1967, but it’s still a well-known hit thanks to TV ...

"I told him, 'Friend, is there anything you want to say to your fans?' And he says, you tell my fans I said, 'Catch you on the rebound,' " Wood's manager and publicist recalled Kimberlee Speakman is a ...

Brenton Wood, the soul singer behind 1967 hit single “The Oogum Boogum Song” and who formed his own record label in the Seventies, has died at the age of 83. Wood’s death was confirmed by his manager ...

Brenton Wood, the soul singer and songwriter best known for “The Oogum Boogum Song,” has died at 83. Per Entertainment Weekly, Wood died in his sleep of natural causes at his home in Moreno Valley, ...

‘60s singer Brenton Wood died at the age of 83 on Jan. 3, his representative confirmed. Wood – real name Alfred Smith – was best known for three Top 40 hits in 1967, “The Oogum Boogum Song,” “Gimme ...