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Stone Gossard

Stone Carpenter Gossard is known as an American musician. He is most famous for being a guitarist for the American rock band, Pearl Jam.

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Background

Stone Carpenter Gossard was born on July 20, 1966, in Seattle, Washington. He was born to David W. Gossard Jr. and Mary Carolyn Carpenter. His father was a lawyer and his mother worked for the government. He has two sisters, Star Leslie Dirette and Shelly Joan Gossard. He attended high school at Seattle's Northwest School on Capitol Hill.

Marriage and Wife

Stone Carpenter Gossard is married to his wife, Vivian Wang.

Career

Gossard’s first band was March of Crimes. He then went on to become a member of multiple different bands.

Green River

Green River was an American rock band formed by Steve Turner, Alex Vincent, Mark Arm, and Jeff Ament. Green River was formed in Seattle in 1984. Gossard was invited to join Green River to allow Mark Arm to concentrate on singing rather than playing guitar for the band. Prior to the invitation to join Green River, Gossard, Turner, and Vincent attended Northwest School together. They debuted a single called Dry as Bone in through Sub-Pop in 1987. They released a full-length album called Rehab Doll quite after the success of Dry as Bone. After the single was released, Green River was disbanded in 1987. According to Ned Raggett of Allmusic, their album was "a record that sounded caught somewhere between grunge mania and metal/corp rock folly".


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 20 Jul, 1966
Age: 53 yrs
Occupations: Guitarist
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Seattle
Gender: Male
Description: American musician and songwriter
Net Worth 2020: 75 million
Net Worth 2021: 75 million
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Last Modified: Jun 26 2020
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