The band was formed by saxophonist Hollis Gentry, keyboardist Carl Evans Jr., bassist Mark Hunter, drummer Kevin Koch, and guitarist Steve Laury in San Diego during the early 1980s.
In 1986, the band was the first major area act to perform at the Adams Avenue Street Festival in Normal Heights, San Diego.
[1] After their first album, Hollis Gentry left the band to pursue a solo career but came back as a part-time member in the 1990s.
As a result, their next album, On a Roll, was the first recording of Fattburger as a four-piece band, although Kiko Cibrian appeared as a studio guitarist.
[3] Fattburger reunited to play at the Anthology jazz club on 26 June 2009 with Allan Phillips as a new keyboardist.