- Genre: R & B
- Similar Artists: Earl King, Lee Dorsey, Michael Jackson, Art Neville, Elvis Presley, Benny Spellman, Betty Harris, Jessie Hill, Allen Toussaint, Eldridge Holmes, Bobby Cure, Raymond Lewis, Colonel Tom Parker
Known affectionately as Diamond Joe, for his passion for wearing expensive sparkling gems, Joe Esposito continues to have a lot of say about he years he spent as road manager for Elvis Presley. In addition to releasing a DVD, Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers, that included personal recollections, photographs and memorabilia, he has authored several books on his former employer. He served as a consultant for a sixteen hour-long PBS documentary about the late King of Rock and Roll. His first book, Good Rockin' Tonight, published by Simon and Schuster, was edited from a five hundred page manuscript to a two hundred and fifty page book.
Diamond Joe briefly worked as road manager for Michael Jackson, although he resigned after eighteen months to spend more time with his family. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
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