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Gravity by John Mayer

Biografie van de kunstenaar John Mayer

John Clayton Mayer Was Born October 16 1977 In Fairfield Connecticut USA And Started Playing Guitar At 13 After Being Inspired By A Stevie Ray Vaughan Tape His Neighbor Gave Him. In 1998 He Moved To Atlanta Georgia Where He Refined His Skills And Gained A Following. In 2003 He Won The Grammy Award For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The 2002 Single "Your Body Is A Wonderland" From The Album Room For Squares. In February 2005 He Was Awarded The Song Of The Year Grammy For His Song Daughters Which He Composed While In The Shower From The Album Heavier Things. In Winning The Award He Beat Out Such Contenders As Alicia Keys And Kanye West. He Dedicated This Award To His Grandmother Annie Hoffman Who Died In May 2004. He Also Won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For Which Elvis Costello Prince And Seal Were Also Nominated. In 2007 John Won 2 Grammys One For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The Song "Waiting On The World To Change " And Also Best Pop Vocal Album For His Album Continuum. To Date Mayer Has Toured With Many Groups Including Maroon 5 Guster Counting Crows The Wallflowers Teitur Ben Folds And Sheryl Crow. In 2004 Mayer Worked With Hip Hop Artist And Producer Kanye West Appearing Both On Go And Kanye West's Bittersweet Released In The Summer Of 2007 As An ITunes Pre-Order Bonus Track To The Album Graduation And Received Praise From Rap Heavyweights Like Jay-Z And Nelly. When Asked About His Ubiquitous Presence In The Hip Hop Community He Said "It's Not Music Out There Right Now. That's Why To Me Hip-Hop Is Where Rock Used To Be." It Was Around This Time That He Began Hinting At A Change In His Musical Interests Announcing That He Was "closing Up Shop On Acoustic Sensitivity." In 2005 He Began A String Of Collaborations With Various Blues Artists Including Buddy Guy BB King Eric Clapton And Jazz Artist John Scofield. He Also Toured With The Legendary Jazz Pianist Herbie Hancock Which Included A Show At The Bonnaroo Music Festival In Manchester Tennessee. Although Mayer Has Maintained A Reputation For Being A Sensitive Singer-Songwriter He Is Also An Accomplished Guitarist Influenced By The Likes Of Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Freddie King And B.B. King. In This Regard He Has Released An Album With His Band The John Mayer Trio Try! Which Features A Blues-Rock Style Reminiscent Of Jimi Hendrix. In September 2006 Mayer Released His Third Studio Album Continuum. The Album Written And Produced Exclusively By Mayer With The Help Of Steve Jordan From The John Mayer Trio Is A Culmination Of Mayer's Growth As An Artist And Continues With The Blues-Rock Style That He Began To Flirt With On Try!. Also Notable Is John Mayer's Various Adaptations In Style. He Always Maintained A Blues Tone He Introduced A Rockier Edge. However In Continuum He Adopts A Calmer Genre Returning To His Previous Styles. On November 17 2009 Mayer's Fourth Studio Album Battle Studies Was Released And Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart. The Album Consists Of 11 Tracks With A Total Time Of 45 Minutes. The First Single From The Album "Who Says" Was Released On September 24 2009 In Advance Of Album And Was Followed On October 19 By The Single "Heartbreak Warfare" And The Single "Half Of My Heart" Released On June 21 2010. Despite The Album's Commercial Success Critics Were Mixed With Their Praise While Some Reviews Were Glowing Calling It His "most Adventurous" Others Called The Album "safe" And Noted That "Mayer The Singer-Songwriter And Mayer The Man About Town Sometimes Seem Disconnected Like They Don't Even Belong In The Same Body. Following His Recovery From Vocal Surgery Mayer Returned To The Studio. On June 18 2013 Mayer Announced From His Facebook Page That His Sixth Album Paradise Valley Would Be Released On August 13 2013. On The Same Day He Released A Lyric Video For The New Album's First Single "Paper Doll" On His YouTube Page. The Release Date Was Later Changed To August 20 2013. "Who You Love" Featuring Katy Perry Followed As The Album's Third Single And A Music Video Was Released On December 17 2013 For The Song. The Album Which Also Includes A Collaboration With Frank Ocean Was Met With Positive Reviews From Music Critics. Mayer Embarked On A Tour His First In Three Years In Support Of Born And Raised And Paradise Valley. The American Leg Of The Tour Ran From July To December 2013 With Interscope Recording Artist Phillip Phillips Serving As Support Act. The Tour Will Visit Australia In April 2014.

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Gravity

"Gravity" Is A Song By American Musician John Mayer. It Is Written By Mayer And Produced By Mayer And Steve Jordan. "Gravity" Is Featured On Three Of Mayer's Releases The 2005 Live Album Try! By The John Mayer Trio His 2006 Studio Album Continuum And His 2008 Live Album Where The Light Is John Mayer Live In Los Angeles. In 2007 The Song Was Released As The Third Single From Continuum. Background And Production
Mayer Suggested In An Interview With The Magazine Performing Songwriter That "Gravity" Was The Song He Was Always Trying To Write Using The Example Of "Come Back To Bed" From Heavier Things As Being An Early Attempt At "writing Gravity". Along With "Vultures" The Song Is One Of Only Two Songs Featured On The John Mayer Trio's Debut Album Try! That Carried Over Into The Release Of Continuum. Alicia Keys Provides Background Vocals At The End Of The Song.

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