Band, US
R&B/Soul
Classically-trained pianist and former advertising jingle writer, whose disco single "A Fifth Of Beethoven" topped the US Hot Hundred in 1976 and was subsequently featured on the best-selling soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever". The Big Apple Band didn't actually exist, but the record company (Private Stock) decided the record would sell better if it were credited to a group - and apparently it worked.
Walter Murphy key *1952 US | |
Jim Buffington frh *1922 GB |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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A fifth of Beethoven | Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band | 1976 | Single |
Quinta De Beethoven | Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band | 1976 | Single |
Flight 76 | Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band | 1976 | Single |
A Fifth Of Beethoven | Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band | 1976 | Album |