Mookie Pengus
Birth nameDarrell LaMarcus Penklin
Also known asMookie Woods
Darrell Woods
Born(1942-10-12)October 12, 1942
New Orleans, Louisiana
DiedMarch 21, 2024(2024-03-21) (aged 81)
Washington, Louisiana
InstrumentsTrombone
Years active1966-1969, 1972, 1976, 1981-2023
Formerly ofHandsome George & The Cockrells (1999-2023)
Jon & The Pussy Shedders (1966-1967, 1981-1998)
Mookie and the Gang/Mookie and friends (1982-1986, 1989-1991)

Personal Life and Death

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Pengus is the son of Jones “Mookar” Penklin (April 8, 1921-March 3, 2023) and Leticia Adams-Penklin (b. July 22, 1922).

Has 2 sons, including Mookie Jr. (B. February 4, 1964) and 2 daughters, with wife Leticia (B July 3, 1943), who he has been married to since 1963.

Penguin died on March 21, 2024 at his home. He had been suffering from failing health which caused him to retire a year prior.