I have never considered John Mayer being blue-related whatsoever. Hardly even rock. I'd put him more in the pop category, or the adult alternative/soft rock chart label, whatever. Current mainstream artists I would be inclined to think of as blues-influenced rock would be more along the lines of The Black Keys or The White Stripes.
John Mayer's music kind of sucks though, to be honest. If I wanted to hear this sort of thing, I would rather listen to Dave Matthews Band, who have at least a few good tunes here and there.
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