Wade Bowen is an American Texas Country/Red Dirt singer from Waco, Texas. Bowen was a member of the band, West 84, with friend Matt Miller, before the band was re-aligned in 2001.[1] He released his first album in 2002, Try Not To Listen, which became a regional hit in Texas.[2] He released his first live album 2003 and another studio album in 2006. In 2008 he released If We Ever Make It Home, his biggest success to date.[3] On November 21, 2009 Wade Bowen recorded his second live album at the famous Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth, Texas. The album was released on April 27, 2010 as a CD/DVD combo.[4] He is the brother-in-law of Cross Canadian Ragweed frontman, Cody Canada.[5] Bowen is a graduate of Texas Tech University where he was a member of the Epsilon Nu chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity.[6] He co-wrote the song "Don't Break My Heart Again" with Pat Green.