In the beginning there was Mother Love Bone, the mother of the Seattle Sound. Formed by members of seminal Seattle bands Green River and Malfunkshun, Mother Love Bone created a sound that's still as fresh today as it was when MLB was rocking the Northwest.
Mother Love Bone was: Andrew Wood-Vocals, Piano; Greg Gilmore-Drums; Bruce Fairweather-Guitar; Stone Gossard-Guitar; Jeff Ament-Bass.
Andrew was found comatose on his bed on March 15, 1990 by his fiancee, Xana La Fuentes (better known as Stargazer). This was apparently a Heroin overdose. He was transported to the hospital where he was placed on life support. He was removed from life support on March 19, and passed away. He was cremated and his mausoleum site is in Bremerton, Washington at the Miller-Woodlawn Funeral Home.
Soundgarden's Chris Cornell wrote a couple of songs in tribute to his former roommate Andrew Wood. Chris then asked Woods' former bandmates Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament if they would like to record the songs with him. Matt Cameron and Mike McCready filled out the session. The two songs flowed into a ten song album named Temple of the Dog. It was a fitting tribute and was released in April of 1991. Eddie Vedder can be heard on three of the tracks. Out of this, the band Mookie Blaylock formed. Soon the a new name was settled upon; Pearl Jam.
