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 | Love Is aVerb | Born and Raised |
2 | The Heart Of Life | Continuum |
3 | Roll It On Home | The Search For Everything |
4 | Shadow Days | Born and Raised |
5 | A Face To Call Home | Born and Raised |
6 | Something's Missing | Heavier Things |
7 | Stop This Train [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
8 | War Of My Life | Battle Studies |
9 | Something Like Olivia | Born and Raised |
10 | Bigger Than My Body | Heavier Things |
11 | Waiting On The World To Change | Continuum |
12 | Badge and gun | Paradise Valley |
13 | St. Patrick's Day | Room for Squares |
14 | Why Georgia | Room for Squares |
15 | Daughters [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
16 | In Repair | Continuum |
17 | Bold As Love | Continuum |
18 | Changing | The Search For Everything |
19 | Stop This Train | Continuum |
20 | Helpless | The Search For Everything |