Brenton Wood dead at 83:  Soul-singer and Oogum Boogum hitmaker passes in California

By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-04 00:54:59 | Updated at 2025-01-06 03:39:04 2 days ago
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By JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 00:45 GMT, 4 January 2025 | Updated: 00:46 GMT, 4 January 2025

Soul-singer Brenton Wood - who is best known for The Oogum Boogum Song - has passed away at 83.

The hitmaker passed away surrounded by his friends and family on Friday at his home in Moreno Valley, California .

The musician's manager Manny Gallegos confirmed the news to TMZ on Friday.

However, no cause of death has been revealed as of yet.

The performer was born Alfred Jesse Smith as he made a career in the soul scene as he put his on twist on the genre by blending R&B and pop under the stage name Brenton Wood. 

Soul-singer Brenton Wood - who is best known for The Oogum Boogum Song - has passed away at 83

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