Pearl Jam

This Seattle-based rock band consists of a fab five–Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone, Gossard, Jeff Ament, and Matt Cameron. They originally called their band “Mookie Blaylock” after an NBA player, but they changed it after trademark issues.

Frontman Eddie Vedder has said that the name “Pearl Jam” was a tribute to his great-grandmother Pearl Brunner. Though, guitarist Mike McCready has said that Jeff Ament developed “Pearl” and that “Jam” was tacked on after seeing a Neil Young and Crazy Horse concert, during which they were “jamming.”