Itacen Brenton

Itacen Brenton
Rayuwa
Cikakken suna	Alfred Jesse Smith
Haihuwa	Shreveport (en) , 26 ga Yuli, 1941
ƙasa	Tarayyar Amurka
Mutuwa	Moreno Valley, California (mul) , 3 ga Janairu, 2025
Karatu
Makaranta	San Pedro High School (en)
Harsuna	Turanci
Sana'a
Sana'a	mawaƙi da mai rubuta waka
Sunan mahaifi	Brenton Wood
Artistic movement	soul (en) rhythm and blues (en) pop music (en)
Kayan kida	murya electronic keyboard (en)
IMDb	nm0939583
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Alfred Jesse Smith (26 ga Yuli, 1941 - 3 ga Janairu, 2025), wanda aka fi sani da Brenton Wood, mawaki ne kuma mawaƙi ɗan Amurka. Waƙoƙi uku na Wood's na 1967, " The Oogum Boogum Song " (wanda ya kai matsayi na 34 a kan Billboard Hot 100 na Amurka), " Gimme Little Sign " (ya kai matsayi na 9), da "Baby You Got It" (wanda shi ma ya kai matsayi na 34) sun kasance shahararrun waƙoƙi .

Rayuwar farko da ilimi

An haifi Alfred Jesse Smith a Shreveport da ke arewa maso yammacin Louisiana a ranar 26 ga Yuli, 1941. [1] [2] Iyalin sun ƙaura zuwa San Pedro da ke Los Angeles lokacin da Smith yake ƙarami. Ya halarci Makarantar Sakandare ta San Pedro a wani ɓangare na shekararsa ta farko ta makarantar sakandare sannan ya koma Compton, inda ya zama memba na ƙungiyar tseren makarantar sakandare ta Compton kuma ya sami kyaututtuka da dama saboda nasarorin da ya samu a wasanni.

Bayan kammala karatunsa, Smith ya shiga Kwalejin Gabashin Los Angeles . Ba da daɗewa ba, ya karɓi sunan Brenton Wood a dandamali, wataƙila daga unguwar Brentwood da ke Los Angeles. Waƙoƙin Jesse Belvin da Sam Cooke sun yi masa tasiri. Ya fara rubutu yayin da shi ma ya zama ɗan piano.

Sana'a

shekarun 1960

Sabuwar wakar Wood mai suna "The Oogum Boogum Song" an fitar da ita a Double Shot Records, kuma ta kai matsayi na 19 a jadawalin Billboard R&B na Amurka da kuma matsayi na 34 a kan <i id="mwQg">Billboard</i> Hot 100 a bazara na 1967. Babban wakar Wood ta zo ne bayan 'yan watanni, yayin da "Gimme Little Sign" ta kai matsayi na 9 a jadawalin pop, ta kai matsayi na 19 a jadawalin R&B da kuma matsayi na 8 a jadawalin Singles na Burtaniya . Wakar ta sayar da kwafi sama da miliyan daya kuma an ba ta faifan zinare . Wakar Wood mai suna "Baby You Got It" (1967) ta kai matsayi na 34 a kan Hot 100 a makon da ya gabata na 1967. Kungiyar magoya bayansa a shekarun 1960 ita ce Kent da The Candidates da ke zaune a LA, wanda Kent Sprague mai buga ganga ya jagoranta. Sun kuma yi rikodin waƙoƙi da dama don alamar Double Shot .

shekarun 1970

A shekarar 1972, Wood ya kafa kamfanin rikodin nasa kuma ya fitar da waƙar "Sticky Boom Boom [Too Cold] Part I and II" tare da abokan aikin George Semper (mai shiryawa, mai shiryawa) da Al McKay (mai rubutawa, mai yin wasan kwaikwayo) na Earth, Wind &amp; Fire . Wood ya kuma yi rikodin waƙar duet tare da Shirley Goodman .

Wood ya yi rikodin waƙar "Rainin' Love (You Gotta Feel It)" wadda aka fitar a Midget M-101 a shekarar 1975. Tare da "Bump Me Baby" na Dooley Silverspoon, "The Mighty Clouds of Joy" na Mighty Clouds of Joy, "Come on Down (Get Your Head Out of the Clouds)" na Greg Perry, da sauransu, mujallar Cash Box ta lissafa "Rainin' Love (You Gotta Feel It)" a matsayin Sabon Zuwa kuma mujallar ta yi bitar waƙar da kyau, tana hasashen cewa za ta haifar da rudani. Waƙar Wood ta gaba a jadawalin ita ce " Come Softly to Me " a shekarar 1977.