What about Mookie Blaylock? - Pearl Jam bassist on how the band was almost named after 90s NBA star, Basketball Network

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Phantom Cardboard: Mookie Blaylock

Pearl Jam's odd obsession with Mookie Blaylock

TIL that Pearl Jam was originally called Mookie Blaylock, after an NBA player they admired. However they were forced to change the name and instead settled on naming their debut album Ten

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The Meaning Behind the Band Name: Pearl Jam - American Songwriter

Pearl Jam, Mookie Blaylock, And The Name Game

Mookie Blaylock's downward spiral and the family he dragged with him - Sports Illustrated

Mookie Blaylock card mentioned in Pearl Jam interview : r/billsimmons

Pearl Jam - On this day in 1990, Pearl Jam, then called Mookie Blaylock, played its first gig at the tiny Off Ramp club in Seattle, WA.

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