Career
He was also noted for his banjo playing. Paul began playing the banjo at an early age. He used this skill of playing the banjo came in handy when he began playing for Spike Jones" band "The City Slickers" beginning in 1954.
In the early 1950s, he performed with Freddy Morgan on recordings credited to The Banjo Maniacs, The Happy Harts and The Sunnysiders (including the popular "Hey, Mr Banjo").
Paul stayed with the City Slickers group through 1958. After leaving Jones, he performed for local Los Angeles television station KTLA, on the weekly program Polka Parade, which included fellow prior "Slickers" members Bernie Jones and Joe "Country" Washburn.
Jad also made three LP records for Liberty Records, when stereo was a new development, featuring his multi-tracking of the banjo.