A little bit of Friday funk for Ruth Briggs King, who quit the General Assembly this week, effective immediately, because she moved into a new home just outside the district she represents. Credit where it’s due: Many’s the lawmaker who might try to finesse the rules to stay in office.
Brass Construction was a Brooklyn-based funk band formed in 1968. They hit their commercial peak in 1976 when this single reached No. 14 on the Hot 100. It also topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart, one of nine the band landed nine singles before breaking up in 1985.
