On December 23, 1964, Edward Louis Severson III became Eddie Jerome Vedder, an American singer, guitarist, and composer best known as the lead vocalist and one of Pearl Jam’s four guitarists.

He also made an appearance as a guest vocalist for Temple of the Dog, a one-time tribute to the late singer Andrew Wood.

Vedder is well known for having a commanding baritone voice. He was recognized as the seventh-best lead singer of all time in a Rolling Stone reader poll.

Eddie Vedder’s top music

• Society
• Hard Sun
• Rise
• Guaranteed
• Setting Forth
• Long Nights
• You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
• Long Way
• Brother the Cloud
• The Face of Love
• Sleeping by Myself
• No Ceiling
• Far Behind
• Longing to Belong
• All the Way
• E-Ticket
• I Believe in Miracles
• No More
• Without You
• Better Days
• My City of Ruins
• Invincible
• My Father’s Daughter
• Matter of Time
• Jeremy
• Long Road
• Eddie Vedder · 1996
• Black
• Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder awards

• Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
  2008 · Guaranteed
• Grammy Award for Best Recording Package
  2015 · Lightning Bolt