THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES ... at no. 1 Weeks on chart Constellation Week of January 21, 1967 click to see more Constellation Decca ...

Brenton Wood, the beloved soul singer and songwriter best known for his 1967 hit single "The Oogum Boogum Song," has died. He was 83. His manager and publicist Manny Gallegos said Wood died early ...

“The Oogum Boogum Song” peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. The track wasn’t Wood’s only hit that year. His songs “Gimme Little Sign” and “Baby You Got It,” reached ...

After recording songs for several small record labels, Wood signed with Double Shot Records, which released the infectious "Oogum Boogum Song" in 1967. It reached No. 19 on the R&B charts and No ...

1967-1970 is the bigger hit between the two on both rankings. On the main list of the most-consumed albums in the U.K., the singles-packed offering is back at No. 42, almost returning to the top 40.

Born Alfred Jesse Smith, the entertainer is best known for the 1967 hit The Oogum Boogum Song ... which was a reference to one of his hit songs. Wood was born in the city of Shreveport ...

and began to expand his interests in music, taking on the stage name Brenton Wood. After signing with Double Shot Records in 1967, Wood delivered three of his biggest hits that year including ...