website death_date death_place years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.paulpena.com paulpena.com -rsb- 1 october 2005 san francisco , california 1969 1995 -- 2005 -lrb- ? -rrb- -1973 -lrb- ? -rrb- , hyannis , massachusetts capitol , hybrid paul pena solo_singer 26 january 1950 vocals , guitar rock tuvan throat singing , pop , blues-rock , psychedelic rock , paul pena
 paul pena singer-songwriter , musician
paul pena

paul pena -lrb- january 26 , 1950 -- october 1 , 2005 -rrb- was an american singer , songwriter and guitarist of cape verdean descent .
his music from the first half of his career 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 .
