John Mayer
John Mayer is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work spans acoustic pop, blues and rock, alongside Dead & Company, the John Mayer Trio and his Life With John Mayer radio channel.
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- Born
- October 16, 1977 · Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Grew up
- Fairfield, Connecticut
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Breakout
- Room for Squares (2001)
- Groups
- John Mayer Trio and Dead & Company
- GRAMMY Awards
- 7 wins from 19 nominations
Mini bio
How it started.
Growing up in Fairfield, Connecticut, John got his first rented guitar at 13. A neighbor’s Stevie Ray Vaughan cassette helped turn that interest into a love of the blues. He enrolled at Berklee in 1997, completed two semesters and moved to Atlanta, where he built an audience as a solo performer, including through the early internet music scene.
The songs that opened the door.
Room for Squares arrived in 2001 with “No Such Thing,” “Why Georgia” and “Your Body Is a Wonderland.” The last of those earned him his first GRAMMY at the 2003 ceremony. “Daughters,” from Heavier Things, later won Song of the Year at the 2005 ceremony.
Following the guitar.
His blues influences moved further into view with the John Mayer Trio and Continuum. Alongside his solo records, he became a lead guitarist and vocalist in Dead & Company, founded in 2015. Sob Rock followed in 2021, drawing on the sounds of 1980s pop and soft rock.
A voice between records.
Life With John Mayer launched on SiriusXM in November 2023, giving him a year-round home for music, stories and conversation. In October 2026, he returned with “Tom and Jerry,” released through his new Sob Rock Records partnership with Mercury.
Creditschronological, newest first
Recordings
- 2026Tom and JerryArtist and co-producer with Blake Slatkin
- 2021Sob RockSolo artist
- 2008Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los AngelesSinger and guitarist
- 2006ContinuumSolo artist
- 2001Room for SquaresSolo artist
Radio and guitar collaborations
- 2026Silver Sky Defender Color CollectionCollaborator with PRS Guitars and Defender
- 2025Archetype: John Mayer XCo-developer with Neural DSP
- 2023Life With John MayerCurator and presenter
Awards
- Philanthropist of the Year2026 · Social Impact Summit, for his Heart and Armor Foundation work.
- GRAMMY AwardsSeven career wins, including Song of the Year for “Daughters” at the 2005 ceremony and Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum at the 2007 ceremony.
- Hal David Starlight Award2006 · Honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Quotes
get sweet, but never sappyJohn Mayer, Apple Music
Discussing how he balanced melody and sentiment while making Sob Rock in 2021.
Trivia
- His first guitar was rented by his father when John was 13.
- Room for Squares takes its title from jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley’s No Room for Squares.
- The John Mayer Trio pairs him with bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan.
- His Neural DSP plugin models his own Fender Vibroverb, Dumble Steel String Singer and Two-Rock prototype amplifiers.
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