Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964) is the lead singer and one of three guitar players for the rock band Pearl Jam. He is notable for his deep and influential baritone vocal style, and along with his instantly-recognizable and often-imitated voice he remains a cultural icon of his era, the grunge rock scene he was a part of, and alternative rock as a whole. Wikipedia
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Biography by Greg Prato Along with Kurt Cobain , Eddie Vedder reluctantly became a celebrity and an alt-rock spokesman when his band, Pearl Jam , hit the big time in the early '90s. www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:sc6dtr5lkl3x