After serving briefly in the U.S. Army, he opened a barbershop in Winnie, Texas, where he produced the swamp pop classic "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by "Jivin'" Gene Bourgeois.

[5] Nicknamed "The Crazy Cajun," Meaux, hoping to capitalize on the popularity of the British Invasion, put together a band with Doug Sahm and the English-sounding name of the Sir Douglas Quintet, and scored a hit with "She's About a Mover".

[6] He worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Copeland, T-Bone Walker, Rockin' Sidney, Lowell Fulson, Chuck Jackson, Doug Kershaw, Doug Sahm,[7] Rod Bernard, Sonny Landreth, Clifton Chenier, Little Royal, Ronnie Milsap, Mickey Gilley, Delbert McClinton, Dr. John, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Bob Wills, Lightnin' Hopkins, Tommy McLain, Joe Barry, and Johnny Winter.

[8] In 1996, a police raid of his office turned up thousands of Polaroids and videos of girls, mostly underage, in sexual situations.

[12] During Meaux's second appeal, he stated his need for a pardon was because during the last twelve months his business netted him approximately $35,000, and he further expected this amount to increase in the future.

He also stated that his wife had been extremely ill for the past ten to twelve years and that her condition was the reason she was living away from him in El Paso, Texas.

[11] A character affidavit was taken out during his secondary appeal; individuals who they had interviewed claimed that they felt that Meaux was wrongfully convicted and had always been an outstanding citizen.

[14] After Meaux had gotten out of prison, he claimed that he and Booth took the fall to protect a wider circle of influential figures in Houston music and radio.

[15] An anonymous source on September 5, 1995, contacted law enforcement in Houston and informed them of illicit activities occurring in Meaux's office.

Meaux proceeded to fail to appear, leading to his bond being revoked and a bounty hunter by the name of Tracey being responsible for finding his whereabouts.

[18][20] On March 5, Meaux was arrested in Juarez and was transported back to the United States with charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

[22] Meaux was found to have made over 180 videotapes, taken 1,500 nude photographs, and sexually assaulted numerous young girls between the ages of 8 and 17 for at least twenty years.

[23] In court, Meaux claimed that most of the assaults at his record studio took place in a room referred to as the "playroom" behind his office.