Song:Sleeping By Myself
Album:Ukulele Songs
Of course Eddie Vedder is best known as the lead singer of Pearl Jam. His occasional solo recordings have been more folk than rock. The 2011 album Ukulele Songs may seem like an inside joke. But it's actually pretty good and it sold well. He was born Edward Louis Severson III Dec. 23, 1964. After his parents divorced, he thought his stepfather was his father. And he didn't know the truth until he was a teen living with his family in San Diego. His father had died by that time. He moved back to Chicago with his mom and changed his name to her maiden name Vedder. He moved back to San Diego in 1984 looking to break into the music business. He joined the group that became known as Pearl Jam in 1990 and he is still their lead singer. Occasionally Vedder has contributed solo material to films like Dead Man Walking (1995), I Am Sam (2001), A Brokedown Melody (2004), Body of War (2007) and Reign Over Me (2007). His first solo album was the soundtrack for the 2007 film Into the Wild. He toured to support it and he won a Golden Globe for the song Guaranteed. And he was nominated for a couple of Grammys. He followed this with Ukulele Songs in 2011. Vedder's interest in the ukulele comes from him being an avid surfer and friends with other surfing musicians like Jack Johnson. Johnson directed the surfing documentary A Brokedown Melody and Vedder contributed a song to the soundtrack. Vedder wrote most of Ukulele Songs including Sleeping By Myself. Other than guest appearances by Glen Hansard and Cat Power, there is no band. It's just Vedder and his ukulele. He toured to support it and the album sold well considering it is not commercial music. He also released a live DVD. It remains to be seen if Vedder will record another solo album. Maybe when Pearl Jam goes on hiatus. Here's the video for Sleeping By Myself by Eddie Vedder.
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