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Soul singer Brenton Wood – best known for The Oogum Boogum Song – has died at the age of 83.
The hitmaker died on Friday surrounded by his friends and family at his home in Moreno Valley, California.
Manny Gallegos, the musician’s manager, confirmed the news TMZ on Friday.
However, no cause of death has yet been announced.
The artist was born Alfred Jesse Smith when he made a career in the soul scene and put his own spin on the genre by combining R&B and pop under the stage name Brenton Wood.
Soul singer Brenton Wood – best known for The Oogum Boogum Song – has died at the age of 83