Walter Murphy
Hardcore punk, Composer
1952 –
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Who is Walter Murphy?
Walter Anthony Murphy, Jr. is an American instrumentalist, songwriter, and arranger. He rose to fame with the hit instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of passages from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, in 1976, when disco was rising in popularity.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1952
New York City - Also known as
- Murphy, Walter
- Walter Muphy
- Uncle Louie
- Walter Anthony Murphy, Jr.
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Manhattan School of Music
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on July 23, 2013
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