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Artist's albums
Phantom of the Opera
1978 · album
Rhapsody in Blue
1977 · single
Rhapsody in Blue
1977 · album
A Fifth of Beethoven
1976 · album
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Biography
Pianist Walter Murphy studied jazz and classical piano at the Manhattan School of Music and was an arranger for Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show orchestra. He had a moment of pop stardom in 1976 with the song "A Fifth of Beethoven." It topped the pop charts and reached number ten on the R&B side. Murphy soon returned to his more familiar surroundings. ~ Ron Wynn, Rovi