John Clayton Mayer was born October 16, 1977, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, and started playing guitar at 13 after being inspired by a Stevie Ray Vaughan tape his neighbor gave him. In 1998 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he refined his skills and gained a following. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the 2002 single "Your Body Is a Wonderland" from the album Room for Squares. In February 2005, he was awarded the Song of the Year Grammy for his song Daughters, which he composed while in the shower, from the album Heavier Things. In winning the award, he beat out such contenders as Alicia Keys, and Kanye West. He dedicated this award to his grandmother, Annie Hoffman, who died in May 2004. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for which Elvis Costello, Prince and Seal were also nominated. In 2007, John won 2 Grammys, one for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for the song "Waiting On The World To Change," and also Best Pop Vocal Album for his most recent album, Continuum. To date, Mayer has toured with many groups, including Maroon 5, Guster, Counting Crows<
1 | Slow Dancing In A Burning Room [Live] | Where The Light Is Live In Los Angeles [Disc 2] |
2 | Out Of My Mind [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
3 | Free Fallin' [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
4 | Only Heart | Heavier Things |
5 | Belief [Live] | Where The Light Is Live In Los Angeles [Disc 2] |
6 | Love Is aVerb | Born and Raised |
7 | Comfortable | Inside Wants Out |
8 | Half Of My Heart | Battle Studies |
9 | Your body is a wonderland | Room for Squares |
10 | Not Myself | Inside Wants Out |
11 | Queen of California | Born and Raised |
12 | Heartbreak Warfare | Battle Studies |
13 | Say | Say |
14 | Why Georgia | Room for Squares |
15 | No Such Thing | Room for Squares |
16 | Rosie | The Search For Everything |
17 | Waiting On The World To Change (Album Version) | 2007 Grammy Nominees |
18 | I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) [Live] | Where The Light Is Live In Los Angeles [Disc 2] |
19 | Waiting On The World To Change | Continuum |
20 | Waiting On The World To Change [Live] | Where The Light Is Live In Los Angeles [Disc 2] |