Brenton Wood, the singer and songwriter behind hits like "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign," has died at age 83.

In 1967, Brenton Wood looked as if he was on the cusp of mainstream success. The Compton crooner's single "The Oogum Boogum Song" became a hit and ranked 34th and 19th on the Billboard's Hot 100 and ...

Steve Snowden/Getty Musician Brenton Wood, known for the hit “The Oogum Boogum Song,” has died at the age of 83. The soul singer died at his home in Moreno Valley, Calif., on Friday ...

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 ...

Brenton Wood, the classic soul singer behind hits “The Oogum Boogum Song” and “Gimme Little Sign,” died at the age of 83. Wood’s manager and assistant, Manny Gallegos, confirmed his ...

Brenton Wood, the soul singer who sang 1967’s catchy “Oogum Boogum Song” and followed it with the Top 10 hit “Gimme Little Sign,” died Friday at his home in Moreno Valley, CA. He was 83. His managers ...

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 ...

He took on his stage name, Brenton Wood, from the wealthy L.A. enclave of Brentwood, where a manager lived. Wood’s “The Oogum Boogum Song” came entirely by accident. He was working the ...

Brenton Wood, the soul singer who sang 1967’s catchy “Oogum Boogum Song” and followed it with the Top 10 hit “Gimme Little Sign,” died Friday at his home in Moreno Valley, CA.

‘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 ...