Paul English, longtime drummer for Willie Nelson, dies at 87
Paul English of Willie Nelson & Family performs during Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Tour 2011 at The Woods in Fontanel on June 3, 2011 in Nashville, Tenn., died at the age of 87 on Tuesday . Nelson’s publicist confirmed the news of English’s passing toA beloved member of Nelson’s road family since the ’60s, English first played a show with the country legend in 1955 before becoming his full-time drummer in 1966. He played with Nelson up until his death last night.
English, a Vernon, Texas native, served as part of the inspiration behind Nelson’s 1971 road song “Me & Paul” featured on. The nearly four-minute track includes Nelson lamenting of their troubled travels in Nashville, being “almost busted in Laredo, but for reasons that I’d rather not disclose,” and a Milwaukee airport not allowing them on the plane. “They said we looked suspicious/ But I believe they like to pick on me and Paul,” Nelson sings on the song.
In addition to his role as a drummer, English sometimes served as Nelson’s bodyguard. The late drummer was known for his checkered past and has credited Nelson for saving his life. “If I hadn’t gone with Willie, I would be in the penitentiary or dead,” English told No funeral arrangements have been announced.
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