Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's line up consists of founding members Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, as well as Matt Cameron, who joined in 1998. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also been a touring/session member with the band since 2002. Drummers Jack Irons, Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, and Dave Abbruzzese are former members of the band. Pearl Jam outsold many of their contemporary alternative rock bands from the early 1990s, and are considered one of the most influential bands of the decade, being dubbed as "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s". Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous band, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with their debut album, Ten, in 1991. Ten stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for nearly five years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock records ever, going 13x platinum in the United States.
| Also known as | Mookie Blaylock (early) |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Monkeywrench, Universal, J, Epic, Third Man |
| Associated acts | Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Hovercraft, Neil Young |
| Members | Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron |
| Past members | Jack Irons, Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese |
About Pearl Jam
Grunge band known for their decision to avoid mass ticket distributors. They won Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammys in 1996. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Achievement of Pearl Jam
They headlined the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, the Virgin Festival, played five shows in Europe, and three in North America in August 2009.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Pearl Jam
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