Jerry Abbott

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Jerry Abbott
Birth name Jerry Bob Abbott
Born (1942-04-08)April 8, 1942
Abilene, Texas, U.S.
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Denton, Texas, U.S.
Genres Country, heavy metal, glam metal
Occupations Songwriter, record producer
Labels Metal Magic

Jerry Bob Abbott (April 8, 1942 – April 2, 2024) was an American country music songwriter and record producer. He was the father of late heavy metal musicians Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell, both formerly of Pantera and Damageplan.

Biography

Jerry Bob Abbott was born in Abilene, Texas, on April 8, 1942.[1] He began playing the piano at age eight and took up the guitar aged 15. He joined a local band at the age of 18 and spent a few years touring Texas, then began working as a member of resident bands in numerous nightclubs. During this time, he attended college and obtained a business degree. In 1973, Abbott was hired as a sound engineer by the owner of a local recording studio.[2]

Abbott was married to Norma Carolyn Abbott (née Adkisson) from 1962 to 1979,[3] and the marriage produced two sons: Vincent Paul (1964-2018) and Darrell Lance (1966-2004). His sons co-founded the heavy metal band Pantera in 1981, and Abbott was the band's first manager. He also produced the group's early albums Metal Magic (1983), Projects in the Jungle (1984), I Am the Night (1985) and Power Metal (1988), at his recording studio Pantego Sound. All of these albums were released by Metal Magic Records, a label that Abbott had created under the alias Jerry Eld'n.[4]

After Pantera agreed to a major-label deal with Atco Records in 1989, Abbott left his role as the band's producer,[2] though Cowboys from Hell (1990) and Vulgar Display of Power (1992) were both recorded at Pantego Sound. In Texas, Abbott also served as a producer for Texas Blues artist Bugs Henderson.[5] Abbott then moved to Nashville to become a country songwriter and founded a new studio, Abtrax Recording. Far Beyond Driven (1994) was recorded at Abtrax.[6] Abbott was successful as a songwriter and received songwriting credits for songs recorded by artists such as Emmylou Harris and Freddy Fender.[7]

Abbott's former wife Carolyn died from lung cancer in 1999.[8] His younger son Darrell was murdered in 2004 and his elder son Vincent died from a heart attack in 2018.[9] All three are buried at the Moore Memorial Gardens cemetery in Arlington, Texas.[10]

Abbott died at a caregiving facility in Denton, Texas, on April 2, 2024, at the age of 80.[11]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jerry Abbott: Father Dime Guitar World
  3. ↑ Crain 2009, p. 4.
  4. ↑ Crain 2009, p. 20.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Crain 2009, p. 105.
  7. ↑ Vinnie Paul Died In His Sleep Blabbermouth
  8. ↑ Crain 2009, p. 172.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Pantera Share Photo of Vinnie Paul's Full Memorial Headstone Revolver
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Sources

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