Mimicking the opening rhythm of the Rose Royce song "Car Wash", the audience slowly starts to clap, in unison, gaining in volume until the funk rhythm overwhelms the funkless rhymes of the poet.
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Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, Murdock has recorded and/or toured with talented performers such as Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks and the Tonight Show Band, Natalie Cole, Sheena Easton, BB King, Cedric the Entertainer, Gladys Knight, Patti Austin, Michael Bolton, Aaron Neville, Chuck Berry, Dr. Dre, Will Smith, Huey Lewis, Rose Royce, Mandrill, Jim Carrey, Bill Cosby, Solomon Burke, and Peter Frampton.
He worked with Hugh Masekela at Bray Film Studios to produce the soundtrack for the movie Soweto, and during the 1990s either toured or produced with bands such as Odyssey, Shalamar, Rose Royce, Grace Kennedy, Jamiroquai, Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan, Arthur Baker, Colonel Abrams and Simon Ellis.