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 | City Love | Room for Squares |
2 | Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 | Born and Raised |
3 | Heartbreak Warfare | Battle Studies |
4 | I will be found lost at sea | Paradise Valley |
5 | Roll It On Home | The Search For Everything |
6 | Clarity | Heavier Things |
7 | Friends, Lovers Or Nothing | Battle Studies |
8 | Something Like Olivia | Born and Raised |
9 | Free Fallin' [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
10 | Changing | The Search For Everything |
11 | Out Of My Mind [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
12 | Daughters [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
13 | Bold As Love | Continuum |
14 | Wheel | Heavier Things |
15 | New Deep | Heavier Things |
16 | Come When I Call [Live] | Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles [Disc 1] |
17 | My Stupid Mouth | Room for Squares |
18 | Love Soon | Inside Wants Out |
19 | Quiet | Inside Wants Out |
20 | The Heart Of Life [Live] | Where The Light Is Live In Los Angeles [Disc 2] |