Paul Pena - Jet Airliner
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Naw - Steve Miller was Paul Pena's savior. It was Albert Grossman - owner of Bearsville Records - who sucked, stopping the release of the original recording of this song (which would stay unreleased for almost 30 years). Steve Miller heard the song from a friend, liked it and recorded it. Miller didn't get those royalties - Pena did.
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This is the reason why Conan O'Brien was the man. While Jay Leno would always have the shitty top 40 acts on the Tonight Show, Conan always booked the indie scenesters or even some older respectable musical acts. Case in point, Paul Pena. Neil Young even said to Conan on his last night on the Tonight Show, "Thank you for everything you've done for new music". And to be able to garner the likes of Beck, Ben Harper, and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, to be apart of a musical salute says alot.
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Never saw a live version by him until now...that's a CHOICE solo. Very nice, thanks for sharing !
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I came here after watching “Genghis Blues” and I am so fucking sad that this great man has died. After all he went through, and for being so fucking good, he deserves way more credit and fame than he’s been given.
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@dplayboy01 I hear you, sir ! Nothing against Mr. Miller, however this is true magic ! Have you heard Earl Thomas do this song ! he gives much credit to Paul..this is where I found the song...ET....It is very good ! Best wishes ! Polly Ess
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@shuckslbj I had NO IDEA who had written this song !!!! At least I am hip to Paul, now !
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@gfink2 OMG !!!!!! Can you even imagine ???? Bet he felt like he was re-born !!!!
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I think Paul Pena went through hell before he got a little heaven.
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@gfink2 wow. that's heartbreaking. thanks for putting this up. awesome performance from such a talented man!
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listening to steve millers version of this song makes me feel so dirty after feeling the raw soul in this....
Folks, just wanted to let you know that Paul's FIRST album, which has been out of print for 40 YEARS(!!) is finally available in mp3 format on iTunes and amazon. Still hoping for a CD release, but in the meantime, check that album out, it's been neglected way too long!
gfink2 4 days ago
Just wanted to mention that if you go through my videos, you'll find several other Pena songs all from his first album, which seems to be almost impossible to find now. Go check them out!
gfink2 11 months ago