Cody Lee Meece is one-of-a-kind. Any attempted label will miss the mark, barring one… ORIGINAL. Cody is both a soulful songwriter and a dynamic entertainer. His influences run wide and deep, from Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix to Roger Miller and Waylon Jennings, and all points in between. The Poor Excuses have a style all their own: 10-foot-tall-and-bullet-proof honky tonk rock… or, as they call it. “Raunchy Tonk”!
When Cody Lee Meece’s debut EP “The Break” won “Best Album” at the Lexington Music Awards, it was clear to those who knew him that his abundant talent would not be a secret much longer. He then won the Appalachian Arts & Entertainment Award for Best Guitarist. The following year. Cody Lee and the Poor Excuses won “Best Country Band.” Cody Lee Meece was recognized again in 2024 as a Lexi Nominee for “Country Act of the Year.” In June of 2024, Cody Lee Meece & The Poor Excuses released their first full-length studio album – Love Ain’t Worth The Trouble.
