His talent developed throughout high school and into his college career at University of South Carolina, where he earned a bachelor's degree in History.

In 2003, Patrick Davis released his debut solo album, Chances Are,[2][3] which was co-produced by Hootie & the Blowfish guitarist Mark Bryan.

Davis' first wide scale commercial songwriting success came in 2006, when he co-wrote "Dixie Lullaby" for Pat Green, which in turn went into the top 20 for the country music airplay chart.

2009 saw Davis' "Big Ole (Game) Cock[5]" became a cult anthem at the University of South Carolina before he released his second solo album, Numbers, in 2010.

In 2014, Davis released Red, White & Blue Jeans, his fourth full-length studio album, which contained guest appearances from many of his long time and new collaborating artists such as Jewel, Robert Randolph, and Branford Marsalis.

During this time Davis also opened for Vince Gill and performed at Bill Murray's Caddyshack Charity Golf Event[25] and Hootie & The Blowfish's Monday After the Masters.

He also headlined Nashville's Bluebird Cafe,[28] sold out multiple venues in the Southeast with his Midnight Choir, and performed with several of his long time collaborative acts like Darius Rucker, Amos Lee, and Charles Kelly of Lady Antebellum.

When the University of South Carolina Gamecock men's basketball team made a run for the final four in the NCAA tournament, Patrick wrote and recorded the ode "God Bless Sin[29][30][31][32]".

2020 saw the release of Davis' tenth recording Couch Covers, which was produced in both traditional vinyl LP fashion and CD/digital download.