J. J. Blair Explained

J. J. Blair
Birth Date:15 October 1969[1]
Instrument:Guitar, keyboards
Genre:Rock
Occupation:Engineer, producer, musician
Associated Acts:Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Rod Stewart, The Who, George Benson, Stephen Bishop

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.[2] [3] Blair produced and engineered June Carter Cash's 1999 Grammy Award-winning album "Press On".[4] 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.[5] [6]

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.[7] [8] [9] [10] Soundtrack credits include "Special Friend," written and produced with Bird York for the Magnolia Pictures feature Dumbstruck".[11]

Discography

The Who

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PSW Recording Forums: User Information J.J. Blair . Recforums.prosoundweb.com . 2010-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100622001144/http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/u/2415/0/ . June 22, 2010 . dead .
  2. Web site: Manley Labs rebate program celebrates 25 years of tube recording gear. keyboardmag.com.
  3. Web site: J.J. Blair on MSN Music . Music.msn.com . 2010-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614033752/http://music.msn.com/music/artist-credits/jj-blair/?ipp=25 . June 14, 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: J.J. Blair joins the Amphion family . www.amphion.fi.
  5. Web site: Working Class Audio Session #096 with J.J. Blair!!! . www.workingclassaudio.com.
  6. Web site: June Carter Cash "Presses On" With Small Hairy Dog Release . March 20, 1999 . www.billboard.com.
  7. Web site: Pete Townshend's Home Studio Instruments . www.thewho.net.
  8. Web site: Nov. 8, 2006 – J.J. plays with the Who . Blogs.myspace.com . 2010-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view . February 7, 2009 . dead .
  9. News: Who caught between forging ahead, debts to past . Sfgate.com . November 9, 2006 . 2010-06-09 . Joel . Selvin.
  10. Web site: Klemens Jaeger . Concert Detail: San Jose, CA, Wed, 08 November 2006 . Thewholive.de . 2010-06-09 . 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 . July 19, 2011 . dead .
  11. Web site: Song Credits. soundtrack.net.

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