He then switched to Double Shot Records in Hollywood, where he recorded The Oogum Boogum Song.
He would perform it on Dick ClarksAmerican Bandstand,but his signature song would be its follow-up.
Gimme Little Sign was a slow-building soul masterclass.
Brenton Wood performs on ‘American Bandstand’ in 1977ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images
9 a few weeks later.
It hit the UK singles chart 57 years ago this week, and reached No.
Woods sole charting album, 1967sOogum Boogum, peaked at No.
Come Softly to Me was his only other charting song, reaching No.
97 on Billboards R&B tally in 1978.
Wood also appeared in the 1969 moviePopdown.Information on survivors or a memorial were incomplete.
