Paul English

Paul was proud of his Fort Worth heritage. He grew up on the North Side and as a youngster boxed in the Golden Gloves and played trumpet in the Fort Worth Salvation Army band. After graduating from Fort Worth Polytechnic High School he became a regular at some of our city’s more infamous establishments in Hell’s Half Acre, along Jacksboro Highway and of course, the Fort Worth Stockyards, where he organized some of the area’s more notorious activities. He met Willie Nelson in 1956 and has been his drummer, protector, bookkeeper & most trusted friend for the last 60 plus years.