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Walter Murphy

Jazz
Classical music
Disco
Walter Murphy has a highly original career path. Coming from a jazz background, he went on to compose jingles for television and commercials. In 1976, at the request of a producer, he recorded a disco track based on Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. Entitled "Fifth of Beethoven", the track became a hit in the U.S., where it was even a short-lived number one. in 1977, "Fifth of Beethoven" appeared on the soundtrack of the cult film Saturday Night Fever, alongside hits by The Bee Gees and MFSB. Walter Murphy continued in this vein for a while with the albums Rhapsody in Blue (1977) and P...
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A Fifth of BeethovenWalter Murphy
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Fun in the Sun 

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Shuttle 

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Do It 

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One Sweet Kiss 

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All Time HighWalter Murphy and Rita Coolidge
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A Fifth of BeethovenWalter Murphy

A Fifth of Beethoven

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Fun in the Sun 

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Shuttle 

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2:59

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Do It 

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One Sweet Kiss 

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All Time HighWalter Murphy and Rita Coolidge

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