Diamond Joe Esposito

Diamond Joe Esposito

Joe Esposito (born January, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is a veteran author and publisher,who along with his long time business partner Daniel Lombardy, have several best selling books to their credit.

Joe Esposito is best known for his association with Elvis Presley. (see Memphis Mafia). He first met singer Elvis Presley while serving in the military in 1958. They both went through basic training at Fort Hood, Texas, but did not meet face to face until a year later when they were both stationed in West Germany, where they quickly became life long friends. Esposito became Elvis's road manager and bodyguard beginning in 1960. Esposito served as the best man at Elvis's wedding while Esposito's wife, Joan, served as the matron of honor. After Elvis' death in 1977 Joe Esposito went to work for Jerry Weintraub becoming the road manager for greats including Michael Jackson, The Bee Gees, Karen Carpenter and John Denver.

- Joe Esposito, Col. Tom Parker and Jerry Schilling served as principal consultants in the movie "This Is Elvis".

References

* [http://www.TCBJOE.com] Official Joe Esposito Website

Published Books

*"Good Rocking Tonight, by Diamond Joe Esposito, (1996) Avon Books (ISBN 0380726947)
*"Elvis Intimate and Rare, byDiamond Joe Esposito, (1997) Darwin Lamm, Elvis International Forum books(ASIN B0006QR02Y)
*"Remember Elvis" Produced by Diamond Joe Esposito and Daniel Lombardy, (2006) TCBJOE Publishing (ISBN 0977894525)
*"Elvis Straight Up, "Produced by Diamond Joe Esposito,(2007)Steamroller Publishing (097971320X)
*"Celebrate Elvis #1, "Produced by Diamond Joe Esposito and Daniel Lombardy, (2006) TCBJOE Publishging (ISBN 0977894533)
*"Celebrate Elvis #2, "Produced by Diamond Joe Esposito and Daniel Lombardy, (2007) TCBJOE Publishging (ISBN 097789455X)

Interviews

* [http://www.kki.pl/elvisal/interview_with_joe_esposito.htm] Larry King Interview with Joe Esposito

Movie Appearances

*"Viva Las Vegas with Elvis Presley (1964)
*"Elvis That's The Way It Is (1970)
*"Elvis On Tour (1972)
*"This is Elvis (1981)

Recent Activities

Joe Esposito currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and has two books in production.
*"The Man Who Made Elvis Laugh, to be released in 2008
*"The Revelations: Evolutions The Rolling Stones A Blues Band Story (The Rolling Stones), to be released in 2008
*"Experience Jimi Hendrix, to be released in 2008

External links

*imdb name|0261172
* [http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_joe_esposito.shtml Interview with Joe Esposito]


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