Brenton Wood
- MatchBrenton Wood
- 67%James & Bobby Purify
- 65%Barbara Mason
- 50%Barbara Lewis
- 42%Gene Chandler
- 41%Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 41%The Intruders
- 41%The Miracles
- 38%The Chi-Lites
- 38%The Delfonics
- 37%Mary Wells
Biography
Alfred Jesse Smith, 26 July 1941, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. Smith was a veteran of several doo-wop vocal groups, including the Dootones, the Quotations and Little Freddie And The Rockets, before assuming the name Brenton Wood in deference to his home district in Los Angeles. As a solo act he enjoyed fame with The Oogum Boogum Song (1967), a nonsense novelty record. The follow-up, Gimme Little Sign (although not a novelty), was in a similar style, but its more lasting... Read more