The Jive 95: An Oral History of America's Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station, KSAN San Francisco

The Jive 95: An Oral History of Americas Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station, KSAN San Francisco, is an oral history of the countercultural consciousness of the '60s and '70s, featuring interviews with rock gods, political stars, and literary celebrities. Founded by Tom Donahue, KSAN became an audio clubhouse, where anyone could belong with friends and the cool cats and hipsters they just met. Hank Rosenfeld's insightful, hilarious account includes exclusive interviews with iconic performers and never before available in print or audio form.

Format: Hardback
Length: 346 pages
Publication date: 15 October 2023
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

The Jive 95: An Oral History of Americas Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station, KSAN San Francisco, is an oral history of Americas first hippie underground FM station which broadcast the countercultural consciousness of the ‘60s and ‘70s to a new generation. A communal radio band of intrepid hellraisers, pranksters, and drug-enlightened geniuses defined this psychedelic era, from the Summer of Love in Golden Gate Park to the rebellion and bitter end of the late 1970s, which launched the Reagan Revolution. Founded in San Francisco by Tom Donahue, a 1996 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, an entire generation of Americans discovered a new musical universe among dance clubs, light shows, and street fests––the original pop-ups. Almost overnight, KSAN became an audio clubhouse, where anyone could belong with friends and the cool cats and hipsters they just met. Rock gods, political stars, and literary celebrities, including Jerry Garcia, Ken Kesey, Sly Stone, and John Lennon, were all interviewed by founder Tom Donahue and his cohorts, whose listeners “tuned in and turned on” to bands like Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Quicksilver, Country Joe and the Fish, Hot Tuna, The Beatles, and Santana, among others. Folk journalist Hank Rosenfeld was there during those final years––writing, producing, and announcing. His warm, funny voice presents a behind-the-mic experience at KSAN, the beloved, “Jive 95,” whose delicious dose of enlightened sunshine and 33 rpm LP dreamscapes ignited a radio explosion from coast to coast. So, how did KSAN go from a liberating voice to a corporate cliché? Its all here in Rosenfelds insightful, hilarious account, which includes countless exclusive interviews with iconic performers and never before available in print or audio form.

Weight: 689g
Dimension: 230 x 160 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781493070862