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His parents divorced in 1965, when Vedder was an infant. His mother soon remarried, to a man named Peter Mueller. Vedder was raised believing that Mueller was his biological father. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Vedder
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While living in Evanston, Vedder's family fostered seven younger children in a group home.[7] In the mid-1970s, the family, including Vedder's three younger half-brothers, moved to San Diego County, California
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In the early 1980s, while working as a waiter, Eddie earned his high school GED, and briefly attended a community college near Chicago.
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In 1984, Vedder returned to San Diego, with his girlfriend, Beth Liebling.
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Temple of the dog is recorded as a tribute to Andrew Wood.
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Pearl jam is formed with Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, and Mike McCready.
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Ten brought the band into the mainstream, and became one of the best selling alternative albums of the 1990s, being certified 13x Platinum. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jam-donate-70000-to-man-who-saved-eddie-vedder-w458287
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Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards for its music video for "Jeremy", including Video of the Year and Best Group Video. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0891641/
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In 1994, the band began a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, which lasted for three years and limited the band's ability to tour in the United States. Ticketmaster.com
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Lightning Bolt is released in 2013. Reaches No.1 on the charts. Pearljam.com
