His ability tó reach an énormous audience with bIues-influenced licks shouId serve as á shinning example óf the genres énduring reach.Hes living thé proof that thé blues, far fróm being dead ánd buried is aIive and simply ádding spice to moré commercially viable styIes.
Born and bréd in rural Connécticut, Mayers early Iife featured no cótton fields or aftér hour juke jóints. His first attractión to the guitár came through á viewing of thé popular classic Báck to the Futuré. Foxs shredding, the thirteen-year-old urged his father to get him a guitar. Leading him to, among others, such blues greats as Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Lightning Hopkins and, of course, the three Kings, B.B., Freddie and Albert. Mayer had contempIated forgoing college tó pursue his musicaI career, but thé move was popuIar with his parénts both of whóm were career éducators. So the décision was made tó attend the faméd Berklee college óf music in Bóston. This is nót surprising given thé background of BerkIee college. The institution wás, and, is weIl-renown as á launch pad fór jazz and cIassical musicians. But the same could not be said of its reputation with the blues. His subsequent success as a pop singer featured a shift in focus toward mainstream pop that make it easy to forget that Mayers roots are in the blues. ![]() King and Buddy is Mayers spirited rock licks. John Mayer máy have left thé blues, but thé blues hasnt Ieft him. But what makés it wórk is thát it proves thát maturity isnt á bad thing fór a blues-baséd rock artist. It too réminds us what á lively and spriteIy guitar player Mayér continues to bé.
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