John Mayer

The story

John Clayton Mayer was born October 16, 1977, in Fairfield, 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

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If you like John Mayer

• John Mayer TrioLast.fm listeners
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• Gavin DeGrawLast.fm listeners
• Ray LaMontagneLast.fm listeners
• Amos LeeLast.fm listeners
• Taylor Swiftsame scene: singer-songwriter
• The Beatlessame scene: singer-songwriter
• Elton Johnsame scene: singer-songwriter
• Bruce Springsteensame scene: singer-songwriter

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