Today, when someone asks about Walter Murphy, most folks will know him as the musical director of Family Guy. The series revived Murphy's career, big time, because otherwise, he was destined to be a 1-hit wonder, and what a hit it was.
As disco was in its nascent phase in the mid-70's, Murphy hit #1 with "A Fifth of Beethoven", a shortened version of which was later used on Family Guy. Murphy and his Big Apple Band appeared on The Midnight Special to introduce Beethoven to the disco era of the 20th century.
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