He was the father of heavy metal musicians Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell, both formerly of Pantera and Damageplan.
In 1973, Abbott was hired as a sound engineer by the owner of a local recording studio.
All of these albums were released by Metal Magic Records, a label that Abbott had created under the alias Jerry Eld'n.
[5] Abbott then moved to Nashville to become a country songwriter and founded a new studio, Abtrax Recording.
[10] Abbott died at a caregiving facility in Denton, Texas, on April 2, 2024, at the age of 81.