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John Mayer

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John Clayton Mayer ( MAY-ər; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but he left for Atlanta in 1997 with fellow guitarist Clay Cook, with whom he formed the short-lived rock duo Lo-Fi Masters. After their split, Mayer continued to play at local clubs, refining his skills and gaining a minor following. He performed at the 2000 South by Southwest festival, and was subsequently signed by Aware Records, an imprint of Columbia Records through which he released his debut extended play (EP), Inside Wants Out (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Mayer is the 1,144th most popular musician (down from 984th in 2019), the 5,952nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,781st in 2019) and the 397th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Mayer ranks 1,144 out of 3,175. Before him are Pharoah Sanders, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Dick Parry, Lita Ford, Medea Abrahamyan, and Susumu Hirasawa. After him are Jason White, Paul Gilbert, Guy Bonnet, Jenő Jandó, Tommy Emmanuel, and Earl Hines.

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Among people born in 1977, John Mayer ranks 85. Before him are Devon, So Ji-sub, Imogen Heap, Milo Ventimiglia, William Gallas, and Marco Silva. After him are Hun Manet, Tite Kubo, Sam Witwer, Dave Farrell, Sofi Oksanen, and Changpeng Zhao.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Mayer ranks 5,952 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward S. Curtis (1868), Vanessa del Rio (1952), Richmond K. Turner (1885), Gary Chapman (1938), Linda Fiorentino (1958), and Frank Zamboni (1901). After him are Michael Peña (1976), Kevin MacLeod (1972), Bob Crane (1928), Frank Rosenblatt (1928), Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884), and Jason White (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Mayer ranks 397. Before him are Rob Bourdon (1979), Dizzy Reed (1963), Woody Herman (1913), Lou Donaldson (1926), Nathan East (1955), and Pharoah Sanders (1940). After him are Jason White (1973), Paul Gilbert (1966), Earl Hines (1903), Pat Martino (1944), Stanley Clarke (1951), and Vinnie Paul (1964).

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