While the American music intelligentsia was mainly focused on the prominent
jangle pop and college rock scene in Athens, Atlanta-based band The Georgia
Satellites took rock’n’roll back to its roots with an unlikely one-hit wonder in
the late 80s. Led by lead singer and guitarist Dan Baird, the group stormed the
charts in 1986 with their eponymous major label debut and its lead single, “Keep
Your Hands to Yourself,” a classic rock-by-numbers track that peaked at Number 2
on the Billboard Hot 100. Hot on the heels of their newfound success, they
produced another charting single wit...