Walter Murphy

  • Walter Murphy - Phantom Of The Opera [Private Stock PS 7010] (1978)

Biography

Ron Wynn [allmusic.com]

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.