Joe Esposito (singer)

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Joe Esposito, known as "Bean," is an American singer who had a modestly successful career primarily in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the 1970s one-hit wonder band Brooklyn Dreams, best known for their collaboration with Donna Summer, "Heaven Knows". In the 1980s, he was known for performing the songs "You're the Best" from the 1984 film The Karate Kid and "Lady, Lady, Lady" from the 1983 film Flashdance, and as the featured artist on Brenda Russell's 1988 hit "Piano in the Dark".

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1996 Treated and Released

Joe Bean Esposito is alive and living in Las Vegas where he performs as a vocalist at various casino hotels. On occasion he writes songs for movies and does studio vocal work. During the early 1990s he and Eddy Hokenson (Brooklyn Dreams) toured with Kenny Vance and the Planotones; a vocal group created for the movie, "American Hot Wax." Two very talented members of the original Brooklyn Dreams did commit suicide over the years; Kub Howard, Ray Sabatos. But Eddy Hokenson and Joe Bean Esposito with the addition of Bruce Sudano, went on with their careers in music, doing studio vocals, touring with Donna Sommer, living a life in music, for which they had paid some heavy dues.