ok so after all the hoopla,, is he blues or is he not,, IMHO NOT! just because a guitarist can produce some blues chops doesn't make him/her a blues guitarist. A blues guitarist is Albert Collins, the three Kings, SRV, Peter Green, Tinsley Ellis, Buddy Guy, Michael Burks, just to name a few.
John Mayer is NO blues guitarist, he may have a few good chops and his idol may be SRV and he might can play some of Stevies licks but until he stands up and makes it known to the world THRU HIS MUSIC regardless of his personal lifestyle he ain't no blues man.
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