Joe Bataan, the acknowledged, undisputed, "King of Latin R&B" has proven his internatinal success by magically touching the musical consciousness of the millions of fans who love and admire his work world wide.  Born in New York's East Harlem of Black and Filipino parents, he grew up during the period when "Jitterbugging" was at its height.  Beginning his music career in 1966, he became a musical magnate in both Latin and R&B markets.  In 1967, Bataan created hits such as "Gypsy Woman","Subway Joe","Ordinary Guy", "My Cloud", and "I Wish You Love", among a host of others.  In 1973, he co-founded the SalSoul label.  According to an article in the philadelphia Daily News in October 1997, Joe left the business in the eighties and concentrated on raising his family.  But in 1995, Joe was lured back into performing after receiving a standing ovation at a benefit show held at Hostos College in the Bronx.  Joe's band -which included his wife of twenty-six years, Yvonne, on vocals- went on to play in South America, California and New York City.  Joe has also returned to recording, issuing at least three albums "Salsoul"('95),"Joe Bataan 2"('96) and "Last, Album, Last Song"(Bataan Music ,97).  He works as a counselor for juvenils in New York State's Department of Justice and The Philadelphia Daily News reported that Joe was happy to see that something he had been doing for thirty years was "starting to catch on with other groups."