In 1967, Brenton ... Los Angeles College and sang in local R&B groups such as Little Freddie and the Rockets and the Quotations in the 1950s before he went solo. He took on his stage name, Brenton ...

Singer-Songwriter Brenton Wood ... where he began to explore his interest in music. Wood also spent time in Long Beach and several South Los Angeles communities while teaching himself piano ...

Brenton Wood, the singer who rose to fame thanks to his 1967 hit “The Oogum Boogum Song,” has died. He was 83. Wood passed away on Friday at his Moreno Valley, California home, surrounded by friends ...

LOS ANGELES — Brenton Wood, the soulful R&B singer behind the 1960s hit "The Oogum Boogum Song," has died, his managers have confirmed. He was 83. Wood died peacefully in his sleep, his longtime ...

The singer Brenton Wood had a string of infectious soul and R&B hits in the 1960s. His music was rooted in the city of Los Angeles and its Chicano communities, and it captured hearts for decades. Wood ...

Soul singer Brenton Wood, who hit the Billboard charts in 1967 with “ Gimme Little Sign ” and “ The Oogum Boogum Song, ” died ...

Brenton Wood ... saying Wood died peacefully in his sleep. Born Alfred Smith on July 26, 1941, in Shreveport, LA, Wood was raised in San Pedro just south of Los Angeles. He began singing and ...

He was going through the Los Angeles community of Brentwood and thought of the name Brenton Wood. His first success came when he wrote and sang, “The Ooogum Boogum Song” followed by “Gimme ...

He adopted the stage name Brenton Wood, drawing inspiration from the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles ... at schools and community outreach events throughout Southern California, according ...

However, it wasn’t until he entered college that he finally came up with his stage name Brenton Wood — which was inspired by the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, per the New York Post.