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"Eddie completely changed this couple's life." Hollywood superstar Kate Hudson reveals how Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder played a pivotal role in the story behind her new movie

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Kate Hudson and Eddie Vedder.

Hollywood star Kate Hudson has revealed an unexpected link between Pearl Jam and her latest movie Song Sung Blue.

Based on a true story, first shared in a 2008 documentary of the same name written, co-produced, and directed by Greg Kohs, Song Sung Blue tells the story of two down-on-their-luck musicians (played by Hugh Jackman and Hudson) who form a Neil Diamond tribute band and fall in love. In real life, the tribute band, Lightning & Thunder, got to perform at 1995's Summerfest festival in Milwaukee at the invitation of Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, and Vedder subsequently played a huge part in helping to get Greg Kohs permission from Neil Diamond to use his music in the original documentary.

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