John Mayer
When someone thinks of John Mayer the girls may think heart-throb and the guys may think just another pop singer. John Mayer started out playing acoustic rock but decided it was time to close up shop on acoustic sensitivity in 2005. Mayer began collaborating with artists like Buddy Guy, B.B. King and Eric Clapton. The influence of blues led him to form the John Mayer Trio. The trio consisted of Mayer, bassists Pino Palladino, and drummer Steve Jordan. The band opened for Rolling Stones on their tour and released a live album called, Try!. Mayer’s album continuum was released in 2006 which was a mix of Mayer’s signature pop sound with the feel, sound, groove, and sensibilities of the blues. The album contained two of John Mayer Trio’s tracks, Vultures and Gravity. On many of the tracks on continuum and in most of Mayer’s live performances you can hear blues influence from his idol’s, which include Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Cray, and Freddie King. Mayer wears a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughn with his Stevie’s initials on his left arm. Here’s a video of a John Mayer Trio performance.
Chris Sauber-Response
Overall, I really like the concept of your blog and think that it is very well put together. I feel like this could help those interested in blues music to learn about the various artists both well known and not well known due to the fact that you included posts about both. However, I do agree with Huixuan’s response about including an introduction and history to blues music as a post on your blog. This is because your goal is to spread the word about blues music and I feel that there is no better way to do that then to include the history of blues music and how it has progressed over the years. I also like that you included videos that give examples of blues music and I also like how you included pictures of various artists. This helps to show what blues music is all about.
This is a comment for our PR class because I was unsure if it was to be put on the actual blog or if it was suppose to be on e-college. It is very similar to the one that I left on e-college I just combined both into one.
Going beyond JM’s superior virtuosity, I think when discussing John Mayer, one must also recognize his artistic writing.
Why is John Mayer a legend? Because his voice and words transcend an average person’s ability to convey themselves. He puts complicated emotions we feel into a tune and a poem.
I love John Mayer.
You make a great point! He is extremely talented and is among a dying breed of artists who put their feelings and emotions into writing their songs.