what kinda music does john mayer sing?
Soul music Pop rock Pop music Indie rock Blues-rock Blue-eyed soul Soul rock Rock music Blues Acoustic music
entailment
 In October 1983 , Yankovic began recording his second album at Santa Monica Sound Recorders , in Santa Monica , California . To produce it , he brought in former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer , who also produced Yankovic 's first album . Backing Yankovic were Jon " Bermuda " Schwartz on drums , Steve Jay on bass , and Jim West on guitar . During the first recording session for the album , five original songs were recorded : " Nature Trail To Hell " , " Mr. Popeil " , " Buy Me a Condo " , " Midnight Star " , and " That Boy Could Dance " . Two months later , Yankovic began recording the five parodies and polka medley that would appear on the album : " Eat It " , " King of Suede " , " I Lost on Jeopardy " , " Theme from Rocky XIII ( The Rye or the Kaiser ) " , " The Brady Bunch " , and " Polkas on 45 " . 

entailment
 Along with writing jingles , Lucas continued with other projects as well . He was hired by Ahmet Ertegun as musical director for the first rock and roll musical , Tom Sankey 's The Golden Screw , which played at the Provincetown Playhouse and won the 1967 Obie Award for Sankey 's concept , writing , and performing . Lucas used a young tape dubber from Gotham Studios named Walter Carlos who had an early Moog synthesizer to compose music for William Claxton 's film Basic Black , a work that is credited as the first " fashion video " and is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York . He produced the first recordings of the blues band Raven , enabling them to secure a contract with Columbia Records . He composed the songs " Tell Me a Story " and " Blood " for The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart ( the first movie by actor Don Johnson ) and also composed the theme music for the 1970s children 's series , Jabberwocky , a show which remained in syndication for decades . 

entailment
 The album opens with " Do You Remember Rock ' n ' Roll Radio ? , " a throwback to the rock music of the 1950s to late 1960s . The lyrics name several famous musicians of this era , including Jerry Lee Lewis , John Lennon , and T. Rex , and also cite The Ed Sullivan Show . Many instruments that were previously rarely — if ever — used in punk rock were featured in the song 's score , including the saxophone and electric organ . The lyrics , written by Dee Dee , depict his childhood in Germany where he would secretly listen to rock radio stations at night . 

contradiction
 To get a feel for the era , X @-@ Files composer Mark Snow listened to the big band music of Gene Krupa , Glenn Miller , Tommy Dorsey , and Harry James . The " bouncy instrumental " that plays during the fight scene in the ballroom was inspired by a similar swing tune composed by John Williams for the 1979 Steven Spielberg film 1941 . Snow later joked that his composition was " the third generation of the same inspiration . " Carter had significant musical input when it came to scene transitions , saying , " I got a chance to use some of my favorite ' 40s music here , too , or ' 30s and ' 40s music to transition scenes . " The song that is heard near the end of the ballroom fight and in the scene featuring Scully and the Lone Gunmen searching for the Queen Anne is a piece of stock music called " Hot Liquorice " , composed by Dick Walters . Producer Paul Rabwin oversaw a special arrangement of the 1938 jazz standard " Jeepers Creepers " , which was included in the ballroom scene . 

entailment
 Mars , in 2009 , co @-@ founded the production team The Smeezingtons , which helped him becoming recognized as a solo artist , responsible for the songs " Nothin ' on You " by B.o.B and " Billionaire " by Travie McCoy , for which he was featured on their hooks . His debut studio album , Doo @-@ Wops & Hooligans ( 2010 ) , was anchored by the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart @-@ topping singles " Just the Way You Are " and " Grenade " , as well as the number @-@ four single " The Lazy Song " . His second album , Unorthodox Jukebox , released in 2012 , peaked at number one in the United States . The album spawned the international singles " Locked Out of Heaven " , " When I Was Your Man " and " Treasure " . In 2015 , Mars lent his vocals to Mark Ronson 's " Uptown Funk " . Throughout his singing career , he has sold over 100 million singles and albums worldwide , making him one of the best @-@ selling artists of all time . Mars has landed six number @-@ one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since his career launched in 2010 attaining his first five faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley . 
