Joe Puerta (born 2 July 1951,

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, US) is the bassist/vocalist and founder of the American rock group

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. He co-wrote one of the band's early hits, "

Holdin' On To Yesterday "Holdin' On to Yesterday" is the debut single by American rock band Ambrosia. It was written by David Pack and Joe Puerta. Chart performance The song was released in the spring of 1975 as the lead single from their eponymous debut album, peaki ...

" (1975). He was a touring member (bass/vocals) of the bands for

Chi Coltrane Chi Coltrane (born November 6, 1948) is an American rock/gospel music, gospel singer, songwriter and pianist. She first came to notice in 1972 with the single "Thunder and Lightning (Chi Coltrane song), Thunder and Lightning". Her 1973 song "G ...

Laura Branigan Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single " Gloria", stayed on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for ...

, and

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. He later became an original member of

Bruce Hornsby and the Range Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions. ...

. His association with Bruce Hornsby started when Hornsby was invited to play sessions with Ambrosia on their last album. In 2020, Joe married his tour manager and long-time fan Shannon Marie Killala on Star Vista’s 70’s Rock and Romance Cruise during a unique concert/wedding with his Ambrosia bandmates (Chris North best man, Burleigh Drummond officiating) and friends

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, and Stephen Bishop. He resides in southern

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References

External links

Official website

Official Ambrosia website

The Exchange Recording Complex official website

Joe Puerta Bruuuce.com wiki entry
1952 births Living people People from Lomita, California American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists American rock singers Ambrosia (band) members Bruce Hornsby and the Range members American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists {{US-bass-guitarist-stub