John Clayton Mayer, or simply John Mayer, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
His songs fall into rock, blues, and pop genres. Mayer is behind the award-winning hit songs: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room (2006), Gravity (2005), Last Train Home (2021), and many more.
His singing career started in 1997 when he became a part of a two-person band labeled Lo-fi Masters. They disbanded shortly after. Mayer continued to perform in local clubs.
His first two studio albums, Room for Squares (2001) and Heavier Things (2003), immediately achieved multi-platinum status.
He garnered the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2003 for his popular single, and Your Body Is A Wonderland.
After that, he released a long list of hit songs that won multiple awards. Mayer is still one of the top singers of the present generation, with almost 15 million listeners on Spotify monthly.
Turning 45 this year, Mayer was born on October 16, 1977, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he was also raised.
The rockstar was born to the divorced couple, Richard and Margaret Mayer, and is the second oldest of the three siblings.
Information about this charming singer’s family is highlighted in this Wikipedia-type article, so stay tuned!
Richard and Margaret’s Relationship
Richard and Margaret Mayer lived have been married even though the former was 20 years older than the latter.
However, on February 11, 2009, they divorced in Bridgeport family court. Both parties agreed that their marriage didn’t work out, even though there were no recorded conflicts.
John’s Father, Richard Mayer
Richard Mayer is just five years short of his centennial birthday. He was born on October 11, the year 1927.
He worked before as a school principal. The 95-year-old father was once a musician too.
He played piano in his leisure time, which influenced and inspired John to pursue the music industry.
He stated in an interview that he is happy about his son’s career as he sees that his listeners love John.
Margaret Mayer, Rock Icon’s Mother
Margarett Hoffman, formerly Mayer, was born in 1947, precisely two decades after her then-spouse was born.
She used to be an English teacher. Margaret was very supportive of John and their two other sons.
There are limited news and information about Margaret as she kept her details private. This article will be updated should new facts about her surface.
John Mayer’s Siblings
As stated in the early part of this article, the singer/songwriter has two other brothers, Carl and Ben. Carl Mayer lives privately. But it is known that he also plays the guitar, just like his younger brother.
On the other hand, the youngest of the three, Ben, makes his songs but for self-recreation only. People claim that Ben has a considerable resemblance to his famous brother.