Jeff Pilson was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. He has dedicated his life to music. In 1983 Jeff was asked to join Dokken as the bassist along side vocalist Don Dokken, Guitarist George Lynch and drummer Mick Brown. He joined the band and from there they went on to record Tooth & Nail in 1984, Under Lock and Key in 1985, Back for the Attack in 1987 and Beast from the East in 1988. Then in 1989 there was a five year break-up. But Jeff kept playing. He played with several different bands and formed his own, War & Peace. Then in late 1994 Dokken was back again. They recorded a live album/video called One Live Night in December '94. Then they released Dysfunctional in 1995 followed by Shadowlife in '97. After that album George Lynch left the band. In '98 Dokken hired Guitarist Reb Beach from the band Winger. Then in '99 they released Erase the Slate which was followed by a Live album/video/DVD Live from the Sun and it was released in 2000. Jeff and Dokken are still rokken and hopefully will be for many years to come.