Travis Meeks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Travis Meeks
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 27, 1979(1979-04-27)
Age	45
Birthplace	Indiana
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Taurus

Travis Meeks Biography

Travis Meeks is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on April 27, 1979 in Indiana, Indiana, United States. American musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the rock band Days of the New.

He auditioned for the band Velvet Revolver as a vocalist, a position that was later filled by Stone Temple Pilots’ Scott Weiland.

Travis Shane Meeks (born April 27, 1979) is an American musician and the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for acoustic rock band Days of the New. In recent years, he has been battling drug addiction causing the break up of his 2014 reunion with Days Of The New shortly after it began for the second time. Since then, he has been arrested several times for possession of narcotics and paraphernalia, served jail time. As of 2018 it has been reported that Meeks still writes songs and struggles with substance abuse.

At the age of 17, Meeks and fellow teenage band members Matt Taul, Todd Whitener and Jesse Vest were signed to a major record label. In 1997, they released their widely successful self-titled Yellow album that included the single, “Touch, Peel and Stand.” The song rose to #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and became the group’s signature piece. Opening slots on tour with Jerry Cantrell and Metallica further exposed the band to fans around the country. Days of the New then set out on a headlining tour that lasted until a stop in Dallas, Texas when Meeks’ father finally drove him home and canceled the remainder of the tour’s shows.

His father Gary was a musician who recorded with The Box Tops.

Travis Meeks Net Worth

Travis Meeks is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Travis Meeks 's net worth $50 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He worked at Mom’s Music in Louisville, Kentucky.

He earned a standing ovation for his performance of the song The End, originally by The Doors, on VH1 Storytellers.

Meeks was born on April 27, 1979 in Charlestown, Indiana. His parents divorced when he was 2, and he lived with his grandmother and father. His father was a musician. At a young age, he began playing guitar and wrote songs and performed covers by age 8. Between ages 11 to 15, he went to various rehabilitation centers and a year in special schooling. During that time, he formed an experimental rock band called Bad Dreemz which included Jesse Vest and Matt Taul. They then formed Dead Reckoning, which was a heavy metal band that sounded similar to Pantera. In 1995, Meeks moved to Louisville, and Dead Reckoning changed its name to Days of the New as well as its genre to an acoustic rock, post-grunge style. Regarding that era, Meeks stated, “I went through paranoia and acid trips, separation from the mind and body… That’s where my spiritual journey begins.” Meeks’ father, Gary Lee Meeks, passed away November 15, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Indianapolis, IN at the age of 57.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Travis Meeks Dating?

According to our records, Travis Meeks is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Travis Meeks’s is not dating anyone.

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On April 25, 2008, an interview with Meeks was featured on the podcast series, Uncensored Net Noise.

Facts & Trivia

Travis Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Travis Meeks celebrates birthday on April 27 of every year.

How old was Travis Meeks in Days of the New?

43 years (April 27, 1979)

Is Days of the New still together?

Following a cancelled date in Columbia, Missouri, the band abruptly ended their set in St. Louis on September 6 due to Meeks being too drunk to perform. Bassist Jesse Vest took the microphone to inform the crowd that it was the band’s last show together.

Is Tantric and Days of the New the same band?

Tantric is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. The group was founded in 1998 by former Days of the New members Todd Whitener, Jesse Vest and Matt Taul , who added frontman, Hugo Ferreira, the following year. Ferreira is the only remaining member of the band from the original lineup.

What genre is Days of the New?

Rock

What happened to Travis Meeks?

On October 10 that year, he was arrested in Portland, Maine, on a warrant for failing to appear in court after being charged with possession of a hypodermic needle. These events prompted him to relapse on methamphetamine in 2015 and spend a year in prison during 2016.