John mayer full biography

John Mayer launched his music career in the late s.

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In , he released the album Room for Squares, and two years later he debuted Heavier Things. Both efforts were commercially successful, multi-platinum albums that spawned several hits, including Grammy-winning songs like "Your Body Is a Wonderland" and "Daughters. John Clayton Mayer was born on October 16, , in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the middle child of parents Richard and Margaret, who were both teachers.

Mayer became interested in learning guitar after seeing Michael J. Fox 's guitar in Back to the Future. After listening to a cassette tape of blues artist Stevie Ray Vaughn , Mayer began growing his love for the genre, listening to other blues artists such as Otis Rush, B. King , Lightnin' Hopkins and Buddy Guy. The two decided to move to Atlanta and began performing at local venues as the short-lived group LoFi Masters.

With the emergence of the internet, Mayer began gaining an online following. One of its releases, "Daughters," won the Grammy for Song of the Year. In Mayer began shifting his musical direction, focusing on the genre he first fell in love with: the blues.