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 | Rosie | The Search For Everything |
3 | All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye | Battle Studies |
4 | Waiting On The World To Change (Album Version) | 2007 Grammy Nominees |
5 | Do You Know Me | Battle Studies |
6 | Your Body Is A Wonderland (Acoustic) | Inside Wants Out |
7 | No Such Thing | Room for Squares |
8 | If I Ever Get Around To Living | Born and Raised |
9 | Comfortable | Inside Wants Out |
10 | Stop This Train | Continuum |
11 | Home Life | Heavier Things |
12 | Vultures [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
13 | Heartbreak Warfare | Battle Studies |
14 | Gravity [Live] | Where The Light Is Live In Los Angeles [Disc 2] |
15 | Badge and gun | Paradise Valley |
16 | Speak For Me | Born and Raised |
17 | Neon [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
18 | Good Love Is On The Way [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
19 | Back To You | Room for Squares |
20 | A Face To Call Home | Born and Raised |