Jerry Lawrence Dixon (born September 15, 1967) is an American musician, and one of the original members of the 1980s

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band Warrant. Dixon started playing the

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at 13 years of age. His first bass was a used

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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

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and

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Discography

With Warrant

* ''

Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich ''Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich'' is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Warrant, released in 1989. The album was highly successful, spawning the hit singles "Heaven" (No. 2, 1989), "Down Boys" (No. 27, 1989) and " S ...

'' (1989, ''Columbia'') – #10, 2× Platinum * '' Cherry Pie'' (1990, ''Columbia'') – #7, 2× Platinum * '' Dog Eat Dog'' (1992, ''Columbia'') – #25, Gold * '' Ultraphobic'' (1995, ''CMC'') * '' Belly to Belly'' (1996, ''CMC'') * '' Greatest & Latest'' (1999, ''Deadline'') (new versions of previous Warrant songs) * '' Under the Influence'' (2001, ''Downboyrecords'') * '' Born Again'' (2006) * ''

Rockaholic ''Rockaholic'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Warrant, released on May 17, 2011. This is the first album to feature the band’s third lead singer Robert Mason, who replaced original lead singer Jani Lane in 2008. Lane returne ...

'' (2011) – #22 Billboard Hard Rock Billboard Hard Rock Chart Accessed July 8, 2011. * ''

Louder Harder Faster ''Louder Harder Faster'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Warrant, released on May 12, 2017. The album features long-time band members Erik Turner, Jerry Dixon, Joey Allen, and Steven Sweet along with Robert Mason on lead vocals ...

'' (2017)

Guest appearances

* "Walk – Don't Run" on DJ Ashba's ''Addiction to the Friction'' (1996)

References

Living people American heavy metal bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Warrant (American band) members 1967 births Musicians from Pasadena, California Guitarists from California American male guitarists 20th-century American bass guitarists {{US-bass-guitarist-stub