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WHEiI?28th June 2008 award winner Mayergrew up in Connecticut and
WHAT? Showing that hel a rare breed -a true enrolled in Berklee College, Boston. Although his
naster ofblues guitar butwith matinde idollooks early alboms were predominantly pop-rock
:nd a femalefollowing to matchl flavoured, his love of blues - stevie Ray, Jimiand
WHERE? Hyde Park, London Eric in particular- eventually led to him reverting
GUITAnS:Mayeris a confirmed Strat man and to the blues and foFning the John lvlayerTrio in
aan authentically sound like anyonefrom SRVto 2005,Butithadbeenanappearancein2000at
aLapton. He has a Fender signature model and the South By Southwest festiva I that initially led
.ere he is playing his battered Custom Shopjob. to him being signed toAware, and subsequently
to Columbla Records.Today Mayer has three
primary musical outlets, as an acoustic artist, with
the bluesy.John lvlayerTrio and in his full band
which also includes Brits Pino Palladino on bass
and RobbieMclntosh on guitar. Mayer recently
chartered a US shipforhis'Mayercraft Carrier'
th ree-day Carlbbea n cruise. lt was such a Success
that Mayercraft Carrier 2 is scheduled for this
[,1arch. His left arm is completelytattooed,
including the legend'sRV'after his hero,.,

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uith both gour fretting-hond slides and hanlme:Fons.
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