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Walter Murphy

Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977. Further classical-disco fusions followed, such as "Flight '76", "Tocca…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
December 19th, 1952
Labels
MCA Records
New York International Records
La-La Land Records
Republic Records
Hot Productions
Last updated: January 31st, 2024