Paul Pena was born on January 26, 1950 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Greenberg (2010), Rock Concert (1973) and Austin City Limits (1975). He died on October 1, 2005 in San Francisco, California, USA.
Wrote "Jet Airliner, " a big hit for the Steve Miller Band.
Recorded an album in 1973--"New Train", which was released on CD last
year and can be found at stores. The original "Jet Airliner" is on this
CD and it is a very good production.Jerry Garcia is on this session.
Was almost completely blind since birth and plagued by illness most of
his life. He lived off the royalties from his hit "Jet Liner".
Was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and endured chemotherapy
treatments. He was later told by doctors he had pancreatitis and no
cancer at all.