Bowles started playing guitar at age 11, and by the time he was 13, he had a band called Betty Doom that played punk rock and rock-n-roll music at local churches and birthday parties in his hometown, Thomaston, Georgia. Bowles went to college for biology at West Georgia College, where he met Zac Brown. Right before graduation, he shifted gears and decided that instead of biology, he wanted to pursue a career in music. He took a year off and practiced eight hours a day in order to get into Georgia State University's School of Music, where he was admitted to the Jazz Studies Program. Throughout college, Bowles played around the Atlanta area with various jazz and blues acts. Upon graduating, he started his own band, Coy Bowles and The Fellowship, and opened for Zac Brown Band at the Sky Bar in Auburn, Alabama. A week or two later, Bowles was asked to join the Zac Brown Band.
Outside of music, writing children's books is Bowles' way of giving back. The children's books he writes are about today's issues, with the hope of giving children, parents and teachers a common ground to face these issues and create a better tomorrow.
In 2012, Bowles wrote and published his debut children's book "Amy Giggles, Laugh Out Loud". It is the story of self-confidence and reassurance, accepting who you are and the realization that our differences make each of us beautiful and unique. In 2016, he published Will Powers: Where There's a Will There's a Way, a story about overcoming self-entitlement and achieving your goals with dedication and a strong work ethic, followed by "When You're Feeling Sick" in 2017, which is full of encouraging, silly advice on how to face sick days with courage and a positive attitude.

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