Joe Esposito is a veteran author and publisher, who along with his long-time business partner Daniel Lombardy, have several best selling books to their credit. Esposito is best known for his association with Elvis Presley. He first met 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 lifelong 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 Esposito went to work for Jerry Weintraub becoming the road manager for greats including Michael Jackson, The Bee Gees, Karen Carpenter and John Denver. Esposito, Col. Tom Parker and Jerry Schilling served as principal consultants in the movie This Is Elvis. Esposito has 3 children, Debbie and Cindy from his first marriage to Joan and Anthony from his second marriage to Martha Gallub. Martha Gallub Esposito died on March 19, 2012, after a long fight with cancer. [More at Wikipedia]

January 22nd, 1938 in Chicago  /  Died:   Nov 23rd, 2016