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Pop star behind huge smash hit tragically dies in his sleep
Soul singer Brenton Wood, best known for his hit 1967 single The Oogum Boogum Song, has tragically died at home in California according to his assistant Manny Gallegos
They were both nostalgic and foreboding: "I might not be here for long," followed by, "He said, 'Catch you on the rebound,'" - a phrase that reverberated through Brenton's career, lending its name to his final tour and echoing the title of his hit 1967 song. Brenton, whose birth name was Alfred Jesse Smith, was born on July 26, 1941, in Shreveport, Louisiana and grew up in San Pedro, California after his family moved there during his childhood, reports the Mirror. Blossoming into an artist with a deep love for the piano, he shaped his song-writing and performance style under the influence of icons such as Jesse Belvin and Sam Cooke.
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