Soul musician Brenton Wood, who gained fame together with his 1967 smash track The Oogum Boogum Song, handed away. He was eighty-three.
According to his supervisor and assistant, Manny Gallegos, Wood died on Friday at his residence in Moreno Valley, California, surrounded by family members, in line with TMZ.
Wood handed away naturally, Gallegos informed The New York Post. “He went in his sleep peacefully. The love that he gave us, God took him the identical manner,” Gallegos mentioned.
The supervisor additionally despatched Wood’s farewell message to his followers: “He mentioned, ‘Catch you on the rebound,'” which alludes to a 1967 track and the title of his closing tour, which concluded over Valentine’s Day weekend in 2024. Wood was admitted to the hospital in May of final 12 months after turning into unwell quickly after the tour.
Wood, who was born Alfred Jesse Smith in Shreveport, Louisiana, moved to San Pedro, California, within the Fifties together with his household.
Later, he went to varsity in Southern California, the place he began to pursue his love of music and located inspiration in performers similar to Sam Cooke and Jesse Belvin.
Wood, a self-taught pianist, composed music and carried out concord with buddies from the Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles, which served as the idea for his stage title, Brenton Wood.
He established Prophesy Records in 1972 and subsequently put out music underneath Mr. Wood Records.
By showing in well-known TV sequence and movies like Don’t Worry Darling, Almost Famous, and The Umbrella Academy, amongst others, The Oogum Boogum Song has expanded its following.
“It’s laborious to be in a foul temper after you hear the ‘Oogum Boogum Song,’” NPR wrote in 2023. “Probably not definitely worth the effort.”
“It’s a foolish title and has foolish lyrics, too. But there’s one thing in regards to the feeling. That virtually playful falsetto, the drums bouncing alongside, the jangly guitar hits.”
According to his web site, Wood ceaselessly carried out at faculties and neighborhood outreach occasions in Southern California throughout his profession as a result of he believed in “giving again.”
