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Endpoint: Joe Esposito (Singer)



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created on: 27/10/2020
by: Lo55o (12474)
 
 

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Joe "Bean" Esposito (born May 5, 1948, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American singer/songwriter whose career spans from the 1970s to the present day. Esposito's songs have been recorded by Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Labelle, Stephen Stills and others.

Esposito was a member of the band Brooklyn Dreams, best known for their collaboration with Donna Summer on "Heaven Knows" and "Bad Girls." Giorgio Moroder asked Esposito to collaborate on his 1982 Solitary Men project, which became Esposito's first solo album.

In the 1980s, he is best known for his performances of the hit songs "Lady, Lady, Lady" from the Solitary Men album and the 1983 film Flashdance.

"You're the Best" is from the 1984 film The Karate Kid.

Esposito was nominated at the Grammys in 1984 for Album of the Year (Flashdance) and Best Motion Picture Soundtrack (Staying Alive). In 1988, Brenda Russell and Esposito were nominated as Best Pop Duo for "Piano in the Dark", as he also supplied vocals on the song. Also in 1988, he sang a duet with Laura Branigan on the song "Come into My Life" from the Coming to America soundtrack.

Esposito is the father of Mike Esposito, who pitched in 2005 for Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. He is also the father of Joey Esposito and Nicole Esposito. He is married to Lynda Esposito.
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Submitted by : Lo55o (12474)
on : 27/10/2020