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Musician Jim Paul Blair Passes Away At Age 58

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A beloved musician and Muskogee civic leader has died.

Jim Paul Blair pssed away Tuesday after battling a lung infection.

Blair ran the Muskogee Medical Center Authority. Before that, he was the director of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.

A singer and songwriter himself, Blair was inducted into the hall in 2009.

He hosted a radio show and was known for his Buddy Holly and Hank Williams impressions.

Blair was 58.

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