Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson III in the Chicago suburb in Illinois. His father was a lounge musician. His parents divorced in 1965, when Vedder was one year old. His mother soon remarried a man named Peter Mueller, and Vedder was raised believing that Mueller was his biological father. His adopted name became Edward Mueller. While living in Evanston, Vedder's family fostered seven younger children in a group home. In the mid-1970s, Vedder and his family, moved to San Diego, CA. It was at this point that Vedder, who with a guitar on his twelfth birthday, began turning to music and basketball as an outlet. In the early 1980s, Vedder worked as a waiter, earned his high school GED, and briefly attended a community college near Chicago. In 1988, Vedder became the vocalist for the San Diego progressive funk rock band Bad Radio. The music of the original incarnation of the band was influenced by Duran Duran. Vedder is however better known as a singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the band, Pearl Jam, which was formed in 1990. The band originally took the name Mookie Blaylock, but was forced to change it when the band signed to Epic Records in 1991 and recorded the album Ten. Vedder rose to fame with the alternative rock band in the grunge scene of the 1990’s. Pearl Jam recorded nine studio albums throughout the 90’s into the 2000’s. Their last studio album together released in 2009 was Backspacer. Vedder, however has also been involved in other music outside of Pearl Jam, including soundtrack work and contributions to albums by other artists. In 2007, Vedder released his first solo album as a soundtrack for the film Into the Wild (2007). And his second album, Ukulele Songs, scheduled for release on 31 May 2011. Get your tickets to see him solo and live here at Prominent Ticket Service!