Spice - Fattburger:
Featured on Back Trax Edition 381 - October 23rd, 2005
Taking their name from a popular highway restaurant in California, this San Diego based quintet has remained one of the most popular bands in SJ since their debut in 1986. However, the roots of the group can be traced as far back as the latter half of the 70s. It was during this period that saxman Hollis Gentry toured with several R&B groups. When the last of these broke up, Gentry took the opportunity to hook up with a few of the other musicians, namely keyboardist Carl Evans, bassist Mark Hunter, drummer Kevin Koch, and guitarist Steve Laury, and form his own band. The lineup hasn't really changed that much in the twenty or so years since. Later on Tommy Aros joined the band as percussionist and in the early '90s, Evan Marks took over as Fattburger's guitarist when ... check the feature.