Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary combined jangly Southern guitar rock with literate lyrics, becoming college radio favorites alongside R.E.M.
Origin: Marietta, Georgia · Years active: 1981–1989
Biography
Guadalcanal Diary combined jangly Southern guitar rock with literate lyrics, becoming college radio favorites alongside R.E.M.
Key 1980s albums
- Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man (1984)
- Jamboree (1986)
- 2x4 (1987)
Essential songs
- Trail of Tears (1984)
- Watusi Rodeo (1986)
- Litany (Life Goes On) (1986)
- Always Saturday (1987)
- Lips of Steel (1989)
Genres
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