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Born in Louisiana and inspired by Jesse Belvin and Sam Cooke, Brenton Wood began to cultivate his songwriting skills and became an accomplished pianist in the 1960's. After signing with Double Shot Records, Wood had a hit single in the spring of 1967 with "The Oogum Boogum Song", which reached number 19 on the R&B charts and number 34 pop. But the real star of the "The Oogum Boogum Song" album came in a seemingly inconspicuous number hidden on the second side, "Gimme Little Sign". "Gimme Little Sign" was unique not only for its reggae/blues beat, but also for the fact that the title of the song was never mentioned in the lyrics; the chorus repeats, "Give me some kind of sign" instead. "Gimme Little Sign" climbed to to the number nine position in September 1967.
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