Pat Green Pat Green at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez , California . Photo by Dwight McCann / Nashville to You Radio Acoustic Tour / www.DwightMcCann.com Pat Green featured on cover of Texas Monthly ( June , 2002 ) . Pat Green ( born April 5 , 1972 in San Antonio , Texas ) is a singer / songwriter from Texas . Green was born the eighth of nine siblings in San Antonio and raised in Waco , Texas . His father was a stage actor which influenced Pat 's love for music . He attended school at Texas Tech and was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity , and is known for his brand of `` Texas country `` , which was made famous by Cory Morrow , Robert Earl Keen , and others . While attending Texas Tech , 18 year old Pat started his music career . It was during his college years that he started playing small gigs at bars and clubs around campus . He soon caught the ear of Willie Nelson and began touring with him and other famous country musicians . Pat continued to tour and gain popularity with country music listeners . He started playing sold out shows in Texas and was sponsored by Miller Lite . Even more remarkable , Pat sold more than 250 , 000 albums before signing his first major-label contract . His first major-label recorded album , `` Three Days `` was released in 2001 and he has since released two more albums . While Green spent many years playing to young college audiences in `` college towns '' across America , he has recently joined popular country music artists like Keith Urban , Gretchen Wilson , Kenny Chesney , and others on major headliner tours . Many have argued that this is an example of Green `` selling out '' and not staying true to his roots and the fans that made him what he is today . Others argue that Green 's songwriting has slipped into what can be classified as `` bland pop country '' ever since his newfound fame came with his breakout album `` Wave on Wave '' in 2003 . This summer he is breaking new ground by touring with Dave Matthews Band on a few of their summer dates in the South . Pat and his wife Kori have two children , a son Kellison and a daughter Rainey . Discography This is a partial list . Dancehall Dreamer ( 1995 ) George 's Bar ( 1997 ) Here We Go ( 1998 ) Live at Billy Bob 's ( 1999 ) Carry On ( 2000 ) Three Days ( 2001 ) Wave on Wave ( 2003 ) Lucky Ones ( 2004 ) Cannonball ( 2006 ) External links Pat Green website Pat Green lights up the sky Galleywinter Pat Green message board AMG Overview Pat Green articles , interviews and CD reviews at Country Standard Time  This article about an American musician is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : American musician stubs | People from San Antonio | Texas music | 1972 births | Living people | Texas Tech University alumni | BNA Records artists 