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We’re taking a moment to remember the life of soul singer Brenton Wood. He died earlier this month. He was 83.
Brenton’s music had a sweetness and lightness. Pick any of his easy listening love songs and you’ll hear the bounce and his cool. He was probably best known for Oogum Boogum Song released in 1967. Brenton was also responsible for the hit songs Gimme Little Sign, Baby You Got It and Me & You.
Many of his songs helped define, what these days are called, lowrider oldies. In this big world, he was a guy who had a few minor hits. In the world of East Side Story compilations and dropped Chevy Fleetlines, he was basically Bruce Springsteen.
When Brenton joined us in 2023 he was still going on tour well into his 80s. He talked with Bullseye about that decision and his secret to sounding so great well into that age. He also got into his time growing up in San Pedro and the South Bay area of Los Angeles.
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