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

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Hank Rosenfeld

The Jive 95

An Oral History of America’s Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station, KSAN San Francisco

Hank Rosenfeld

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Backbeat
15 August 2023

Radio; Music; Music reviews & criticism; History: specific events & topics; Media studies

KSAN!: The Hippie Radio Revolution that Rocked America is an oral history of America’s first hippie underground FM station which broadcasted 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? It’s all here in Rosenfeld’s insightful, hilarious account, which includes countless exclusive interviews with iconic performers and never before available in print or audio form.

By: Hank Rosenfeld
Imprint: Backbeat
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 689g
ISBN: 9781493070862
ISBN 10: 149307086X
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 15 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hank Rosenfeld is the author of The Wicked Wit of the West and The Life and Riley. His writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, and more. He wrote and produced voice comedy for rock and roll radio shows at KSAN and K-ROCK. He was a staff writer at Spy Magazine from 1987–92 and wrote and produced comedy segments for Public TV KTCA in Minnesota. He lives in Santa Monica, California.