Walls went to Marietta High School with future Guadalcanal Diary members Rhett Crowe, Murray Attaway, and John Poe.

Guadalcanal Diary, originating from Marietta, Georgia, was established after Walls and Murray Attaway transitioned away from their high school punk band, Strictly American.

The band formed in 1981 and initially released an EP titled "Watusi Rodeo" along with the full-length LP "Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man" under DB Records.

The band experienced several reunions in the late 1990s, one of which led to the self-released live album "At Your Birthday Party" in 1999, later reissued by Omnivore Recordings in 2018.

Joining Attaway, Jeff, and Phyllis in Bomber City was Pat Patterson on drums, vocalist/percussionist Diana Crowe and Doug Stanley on keyboards and guitar .

[10] Jeff collaborated with several other notable performers, including English singer-songwriter Holly Golightly,[11] Hilton Valentine,[12] and a re-formed version of The Plimsouls as a bassist.

[13] On April 12, 2019, Jeff Walls received a diagnosis of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD), a rare and progressive condition that restricts blood flow from the lungs to the heart.