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Only in Print: Local Songwriter Has Donna Summer And ‘Bad Girls’ to Thank for Success

Donna Summer poses with Brooklyn Dreams — (from left) Joe “Bean” Esposito, Ed Hokenson, and Bruce Sudano. (Photo: Harry Langdon/Courtesy of Ed Hokenson)

BAY RIDGE — “Heaven Knows” that Ed Hokenson has written dozens of songs that major artists have recorded over the years, and he credits all of his success to his deep Catholic faith


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