James Travis Tritt famed as Travis Tritt is an American country music singer, songwriter, as well as an actor. In 1989, he signed to Warner Bros. Records and released seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. Seven of his albums (counting the Greatest Hits) are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); the highest-certified is 1991's It's All About to Change, which is certified triple-platinum. His musical style is defined by mainstream country and Southern rock influences. He is a very talented singer.
On18th May 2019, he was in his motor coach and was involved in a motor vehicle accident which took the lives of two people driving the wrong way "on Veteran’s Highway".
Travis Tritt's tour bus sideswiped in crash that killed TWO
- A tour bus carrying country musician Travis Tritt was sideswiped during a crash that left two people dead in South Carolina. Tritt said the accident occurred Saturday morning in front of his tour bus on Veterans Highway in Myrtle Beach. The bus was sideswiped while trying to avoid the crash after a driver going the wrong way hit another car, he added.
- "The Jeep driver hit a pickup truck head on right in front of us. Thank God we are all okay. I feel so bad for those who died needlessly tonight. I'm literally shaken by what I witnessed. God bless those who died and their families," he said. The tour bus was slightly damaged as it tried to avoid the crash, he said.
- "Bus damage can be fixed, but lives cannot be replaced," he tweeted.
- He told his followers to never drink drive and said: "Uber or Lyft is a call away".
How old is Travis Tritt now?
As of 2019, his age turns to 56 on his birthday on 9th February.
Who is Travis Tritt's dad?
On 9th February 1963, Travis Tritt was born in Georgia to James and Gwen Tritt as James Travis Tritt. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is White. He is Christian by religion and his horoscope sign is Aquarius. He first took interest in singing after his church's Sunday school choir performed "Everything Is Beautiful". Later, he received his first guitar at age eight and taught himself how to play it; in the fourth grade, he performed "Annie's Song" and "King of the Road" for his class. He then worked at places like a furniture store, supermarket and an air conditioning company. He was also making music with a small band and playing at the local clubs. He started recording demos; they put together a demo called ‘Proud of the Country’ and sent it to Warner Bros. in LA. They signed him in 1987.
What makes Travis Tritt famous?
- Travis Tritt released his first album, "Country Club", in the year 1990.
- The track broke into the country Top 10 and other singles like, "Help Me Hold On" and "I'm Going to Be Somebody" also topped the charts.
- He then signed on Ken Kragen as his manager and since Kragen knew a lot of people in the Nashville circuit, it gave a boost to his career.
- "It’s All About to Change" came out and became the top-selling album in the year 1991.
- He released the second double-platinum certified album of his life, "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" in the year 1992.
- The titles hit singles like "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" and "Can I Trust You with My Heart" peaked at Billboard charts.
- After that, he could not reprise the same success again throughout the rest of the 1990s with his albums like, "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof (1994)", "The Restless Kind (1996)", "No More Looking Over My Shoulder (1998)", etc.
- He left Warner Bros. and signed to Columbia Records in 2000 and released the album "Down the Road I Go".
- After releasing "Strong Enough (2002)" and "My Honky Tonk History (2004)" under Columbia Records, he moved on to Category 5 Records because of creative differences.
- He released an R&B, soul and blues-infused album, "The Storm" in the year 2010.
- Then, he continued to tour through to 2012 and into 2013, with most of his shows being solo acoustic performances.
- He acquired the rights to the songs on The Storm and re-issued it via his own Post-Oak label in July 2013 under the title The Calm After...
- The re-release included two covers: the Patty Smyth and Don Henley duet "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough", which he recorded as a duet with his daughter Tyler Reese, and Faces' 1971 hit "Stay with Me".
How tall is Travis?
Travis Tritt is a very handsome singer with an average height of 180 cm and balanced weigh of 85 Kg. His hair color is dark blonde and eye color is green. His beard style is circle and hairstyle is alternative.
Who is Travis Tritt's daughter?
- Talking about Tritt's marital status, he is a married person. In the year 1983, he married his high school sweetheart, Karen Ryon. Later, they got divorced within 6 months.
- He then married for the second time to Jodi Barnett in the year 1984. Barnett was twelve years older to him. The marriage did not work and the couple got divorced in the year 1989.
- After that, he married Theresa Nelson in the year 1997 and the couple has two sons and a daughter together -Tristan James, Tarian Nathaniel, and Tyler Reese.
- On 18th May 2019, he was in his motor coach and was involved in a motor vehicle accident which took the lives of two people driving the wrong way "on Veteran’s Highway".
What awards has Tritt achieved?
Travis Tritt has won awards for his music, like Billboard, 4 Country Music Association Awards and 2 Grammy Awards, one for ‘The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’’ and the other for the single ‘Same Old Train’.
What is Travis Tritt's net worth?
The net worth of this famous singer is estimated to have $35 Million as of 2019. His exact salary has not been revealed yet. His source of income is from his singing career. He is satisfied with his earnings.
