Chandler Travis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chandler Travis
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1950(1950-03-15)
Age	74
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Pisces

Chandler Travis Biography

Chandler Travis is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on March 15, 1950 in New York, United States.

Chandler Travis was born in New York City and his family moved to Connecticut when he was a child. His father worked as a textile salesman, his mother condensed books for Reader’s Digest and he his sister, Deborah Travis, is a nurse. Travis was influenced by jazz music from a young age; Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and Ray Charles were among his favorite musicians, and he began playing guitar at the age of 13. In Connecticut he attended prep schools (Taft, along with Steve Shook; and Forman School.) At Forman, Travis played guitar in a garage band that played from 1966-1968 called The Good Fairies, later renamed The St. James Infirmary. He played his first show at a coffee house at age 15, and had his first paying gig at age 16.

Travis moved to Boston to attend Boston University. There he became friends with Steve Shook and the two formed the acoustic-comedy group, Travis Shook and the Club Show, in 1969. The group wrote folk-rock music with comedic, whimsical lyrics, and created several recurring characters. They quickly gained popularity playing shows at campuses across the Northeast United States, and were opened for by artists such as Bruce Springsteen, and E Street Band. They appeared on The Dick Cavett Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and The Midnight Special. In 1972 the group released their only contemporaneous full-length album, The Essential Travis Shook and the Club Show, along with several other musicians including members of NRBQ. Tom Staley, the drummer from NRBQ, joined them on tour for a period of time, as did Rikki Bates (also performed as Vince Valium, formerly known as Rich Bates) who has been a frequent drummer in Travis’ collaborations ever since.

Chandler Travis Net Worth

Chandler Travis is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chandler Travis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chandler Travis (born March 15, 1950) is an American musician, songwriter, producer and owner of Iddy Biddy record label. Travis plays many unique styles of music sometimes labeled as an “alternative Dixieland,” though it is difficult to classify into genres. His career began with the comedic songwriting duo started with Steve Shook, Travis Shook and the Club Wow, which worked closely with top comedians of the time like George Carlin and Martin Mull. Travis co-founded Sonic Trout Records with Chris Blood and later created his own record company, Iddy Biddy. He has toured across America, Europe and Japan, and has developed a Japanese fan-base leading to several of Travis’ albums being released on Japanese labels.

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In 1996 the house band of the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was a rhythm section led by Dinty Child. The club had a guest position that rotated weekly; Child was joined by Travis for one of these positions and by Travis’ suggestion Child recruited a full brass section, leading to the formation of Chandler Travis Philharmonic. The Lizard Lounge resident band position was next filled by Session Americana.

Facts & Trivia

Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chandler Travis celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

Carlin appeared on several tracks released by the Chandler Travis Philharmonic, such as “Tarnation”, a track made from a blethering voicemail Carlin left Travis spoken in alien-mimicking phrases. They continued working together until Carlin’s death in 2008. Travis wrote and recorded the theme songs for The George Carlin Show, and Carlin’s TV pilot, Apt. 2c, and wrote two additional songs for the show performed by Brian Doyle-Murray.