The Brass Ring - Songs

ABOUT

The Brass Ring was an instrumental studio pop group from New York City that became famous during the late 1960s. Led by Phil Bodner (June 13, 1917 - February 24, 2008), a veteran reed doubler, session musician, and arranger, the band had an easy listening style reminiscent of The Tijuana Brass, The Brass Buttons, The Baja Marimba Band, and other then-popular "Now Sound" instrumental groups. The Brass Ring's best known songs include "The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)" (1966) and the haunting "The Dis-Advantages Of You" (1967), the latter of which features a wordless female chorus that can be heard throughout. This song was made famous by a series of funny Benson & Hedges commercials that aired in the late 1960s before cigarette advertising on TV was banned permanently.

In addition to "The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)" and "The Dis-Advantages Of You," which both became Top 40 hits during their respective years, The Brass Ring also had a minor hit in 1966 with "Lara's Theme (from Dr. Zhivago)." The Brass Ring recorded eight albums for ABC/Dunhill Records and many singles before disbanding in the early 1970s.

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The Brass Ring

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