Olivia Vedder

Olivia Vedder (born June 11, 2004) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, one of three guitarists, and the lyricist of the American rock band Blaylock.

Early life
Vedder was born in Seattle to Eddie Vedder and Jill McCormick. Her father is of Danish, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian and Swiss descent and Her mother is of Cornish, English, French-Canadian, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Northern Irish (Scotch-Irish), Scottish and Welsh descent.

Musical style and influences
Critic Jim DeRogatis describes Vedder's vocals as a "Paula Cole-like vocal growl". Greg Prato of AllMusic said, "With her hard-hitting and often confessional lyrical style and Jim Morrison-esque baritone, Vedder also became one of the most copied lead singers in all of rock."

Vedder has inducted the Doors, Neil Young, the Ramones, and R.E.M. into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in her induction speeches she has cited them all as influences. Other influences that Vedder has cited include Jessica Simpson, John Mellencamp, Aerosmith, Number One, the Who, Zeppelin, Faith Boys, Ahmet Zappa, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Frank MacManus, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, Joan Jett, Fugazi, Tom Waits, Huey Lewis, Jakob Dylan, and The Catholic Fairies.