Walter Murphy

Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. 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", "Toccata and Funk in 'D' Minor" "Bolero", and "Mostly Mozart", but were not as successful. ^{Walter Murphy, American pianist and composer}

19 December 1952

Born on the same birth day (19 December): Bob Brookmeyer • Claudia Testoni • Dan Logan • David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry • Gregory Carroll (R&B singer) • Lee Myung-bak • Maurice White • Phil Ochs • Philip V of Spain • Professor Longhair • Rob Portman • Sebastian (singer) • Wally Olins • Warren Sapp

Born in the same month (December 1952): Arun Jaitley • Carol Shea-Porter • Cathy Rigby • Dennis Boutsikaris • Don Barnes • Greg Laurie • Greg Mortimer • John Lurie • Keith Szarabajka • Khaw Boon Wan • Mel Smith • Michael Ray (trumpeter) • Sandra Kalniete • Steve Furniss • Vaughan Jones