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Paul Pena (born in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on January 26, 1950; died on October 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist of Cape Verdean descent. From the first half of his career Pena’s music touched on Delta blues, jazz, morna, flamenco, folk and rock and roll. Pena is probably best-known for writing the song “Jet Airliner,” a major 1977 hit for the Steve Miller Band and a staple of classic rock radio; and for appearing in the 1999 documentary film Genghis Blues, wherein he displayed his abilities in the field of Tuvan throat singing.
Pena was the oldest child of Jack and Virginia Pena. His grandparents came from the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa. He was born with congenital glaucoma. When he was five, he began school at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown (a suburb of Boston). He graduated in 1967 and then attended Clark University in Worcester, MA.
As a young child, Pena showed his talent for music. His mother heard him picking out melodies and chords on a baby grand piano that had been found in the town dump and brought home, ‘as a toy that a blind child might enjoy.’ He developed ‘perfect pitch.’ Soon Pena was studying the piano, guitar, upright bass, violin and ‘a little trum...
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Gonna Move
Jet Airliner
Kargyraa Moan
I'm Gonna Make It Alright
Woke Up This Morning
The River
One For The Lonely
When I'm Gone
Something To Make You Happy
Lullaby
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