Biography: John Mayer, birth name: John Clayton Mayer, born on October 16, 1977, 6 ft 3 (191 cm), Zodiac Sign: Libra. He is a singer and songwriter.

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John Mayer was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  He grew up in nearby Fairfield, the second of three sons.

Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock and pop, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio.