J. J. Blair

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|15}}{{cite web |url=http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/u/2415/0/ |title=PSW Recording Forums: User Information J.J. Blair |publisher=Recforums.prosoundweb.com |access-date=2010-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622001144/http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/u/2415/0/ |archive-date=June 22, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

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| instrument = Guitar, keyboards

| genre = Rock

| occupation = Engineer, producer, musician

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J. J. Blair is a musical engineer, producer and musician who has worked with such artists as Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Rod Stewart and the Who.{{cite web|url=http://www.keyboardmag.com/artists/1236/manley-labs-rebate-program-celebrates-25-years-of-tube-recording-gear/29436 |title=Manley Labs rebate program celebrates 25 years of tube recording gear|publisher=keyboardmag.com}}{{cite web |url=http://music.msn.com/music/artist-credits/jj-blair/?ipp=25 |title=J.J. Blair on MSN Music |publisher=Music.msn.com |access-date=2010-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614033752/http://music.msn.com/music/artist-credits/jj-blair/?ipp=25 |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Blair produced and engineered June Carter Cash's 1999 Grammy Award-winning album "Press On".{{cite web|url=http://www.amphion.fi/en/create/news/news/j.j.-blair-joins-the-amphion-family/|title=J.J. Blair joins the Amphion family |publisher=www.amphion.fi}} Blair was an engineer on Johnny Cash's 2005 box set The Legend and all of the first three Great American Songbook albums by Rod Stewart. Blair has also engineered songs for many artists, including Weezer, George Benson, Smokey Robinson, Unwritten Law, Lee Dewyze, Kelly Clarkson, P. Diddy, the Black Eyed Peas, Ryan Adams, Bird York, Stephen Bishop, David Cassidy, Melissa Etheridge and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-096-with-j-j-blair/|title=Working Class Audio Session #096 with J.J. Blair!!! |publisher=www.workingclassaudio.com}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nw4EAAAAMBAJ&q=J.J.+Blair%22%22producer&pg=PA34|title=June Carter Cash "Presses On" With Small Hairy Dog Release |date=March 20, 1999 |publisher=www.billboard.com}}

Blair also played keyboards for the Who for one concert on November 8, 2006 in San Jose, California. Blair filled in for that concert for Brian Kehew, who had been filling in for regular keyboardist for the Who, John "Rabbit" Bundrick, who was away from the band to be with his ailing wife.{{cite web|url=http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/guitar/homestudio.html|title=Pete Townshend's Home Studio Instruments |publisher=www.thewho.net}}{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=557319&blogId=192158073 |title=Nov. 8, 2006 – J.J. plays with the Who |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |access-date=2010-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/09/DDGRRM9AL94.DTL |title=Who caught between forging ahead, debts to past |publisher=Sfgate.com |date=November 9, 2006 |access-date=2010-06-09 | first=Joel | last=Selvin}}{{cite web |author=Klemens Jaeger |url=http://www.thewholive.de/details/index.php?id=1624&Tracklisting=&GroupID=1&Tag=&Monat=&Jahr=2006&Stadt=&Halle=&LandID=0&StateID=0 |title=Concert Detail: San Jose, CA, Wed, 08 November 2006 |publisher=Thewholive.de |access-date=2010-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095422/http://www.thewholive.de/details/index.php?id=1624&Tracklisting=&GroupID=1&Tag=&Monat=&Jahr=2006&Stadt=&Halle=&LandID=0&StateID=0 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Soundtrack credits include "Special Friend," written and produced with Bird York for the Magnolia Pictures feature Dumbstruck".{{cite web|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/movie/dumbstruck/|title=Song Credits|publisher=soundtrack.net}}