Fowl Records was co-founded in 1994 by Jimi Haha from Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Richard James Burgess, the band's manager (Burgess Worldco Inc.) and Chris Keith, the band's agent (Creative Booking International, Inc.) as a means to release Jimmie's Chicken Shack's first two independent CDs.
Almost immediately it became the top indie label in the Mid-Atlantic region, specializing in alternative rock, punk, and jam bands.
In 1996, Fowl incorporated and released An Udderly Fowl Release, a compilation featuring regional bands including the Kelly Bell Band, All Mighty Senators, Mary Prankster, and the unreleased Jimmie's Chicken Shack song, "Bongjam."
The Fowl Records business model was built around grass roots and lifestyle promotion, leveraging mail and (early) email lists gleaned from the substantial fanbases the bands developed by playing as many shows as possible.
In the days before the massive consolidation of radio properties, the programming staff at WHFS were supportive of Fowl Records, Jimmie's Chicken Shack and the label's other artists.