Jerry Lawrence Dixon is an American musician, and one of the original members of the 1980s rock

Rock music

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 band Warrant

Warrant (American band)

Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its...

. He was born in Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California

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. He has a wife and son, Grady.

Dixon started playing the bass guitar

Bass guitar

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 at 14 years of age. His first bass was a used Sears

Sears, Roebuck and Company

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 model that he had purchased from a friend for $30. Dixon joined Warrant while still in high school (11th grade). Dixon has been influenced musically by Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...

 and Rudy Sarzo

Rudy Sarzo

Rudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. Sarzo has played with many well known heavy metal acts including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio and Blue Öyster Cult.-Early life:...

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