Joe Esposito (b. 1948)

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Alias:
Joe 'Bean' Esposito

Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Born:
May 5, 1948

Joe 'Bean' Esposito (born May 5, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter whose career spans from the 1970s to the present day. He is known for creating and performing songs that have appeared in film soundtracks, such as American Hot Wax, Staying Alive, Scarface, The Karate Kid, and Coming to America. Several of his songs have also been recorded by Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and Stephen Stills, among others.  He was a member of the band Brooklyn Dreams, best known for their collaboration with Donna Summer on the US top ten hit "Heaven Knows". He collaborated with producer Giorgio Moroder on the 1982 Solitary Men project, which became Esposito's first solo album. In 1983, he contributed the song "Lady, Lady, Lady" to the Flashdance soundtrack album; the song also appeared on the Solitary Men album. In 1984, his song "You're the Best" was in The Karate Kid film and soundtrack.  In 1984, the Flashdance soundtrack was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys; the soundtrack album contained one of his songs ("Lady, Lady, Lady") as well as songs from various other acts. In 1988, Brenda Russell and Esposito were nominated for Best Pop Duo for the song "Piano in the Dark", as he supplied vocals on the song as well. Also in 1988, he duetted with Laura Branigan on the song "Come into My Life" which was on the soundtrack to the film Coming to America.  During the early 1990s, he and Eddy Hokenson (of Brooklyn Dreams) toured with Kenny Vance and the Planotones, a vocal group created for the film American Hot Wax. In May 2013, he became the lead singer for the Brooklyn Bridge band, formerly known as Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge.  He is the father of Mike Esposito, who pitched in 2005 for Major League Baseballs Colorado Rockies.  ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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