The Oogum Boogum Song (Official Lyric Video) - Brenton Wood from The Very Best Of

Stream the Complete Brenton Wood here: Los Angeles, CA—Very few singers ever accomplish what this soul man was able to do: create a lasting and indelible impression on listeners with only a few notes of a song. But that’s exactly what Brenton Wood did on his smash hit “The Oogum Boogum Song” in 1967. The opening piano notes and then Wood’s unique vocal still sounds brand new a half-century later. With his two classic studio albums Oogum Boogum and Baby You Got It were digitally reissued for the first time ever in 2013 and deep soul gems from the vaults: a stirring and deeply personal version of Sam Cooke’s Civil Rights anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come“ along with “Diamonds,“ a sought-after song that is among Brenton Wood’s most cherished recordings, Brenton Wood has had a career of both mainstream success and underground devotion. All Music Guide recently wrote: “It’s hard not to hear