Joe Puerta (born July 2, 1951) 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, peakin ...

" (1975). Puerta was a touring member (bass/vocals) of the bands for Chi Coltrane,

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, 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 music, bluegrass, folk music, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock music, rock, heartland r ...

. 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 John Ford Coley, Peter Beckett, 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