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Rock greats recall Tom Donahue radio pioneer
A roving memorial piece recalls Tom Donahue, founder of the first FM rock station at KMPX. Friends, including Lennon and Sly Stone, gathered for a post funeral wake in San Francisco, with Van Morrison and Peter Yarrow among attendees. Donahue’s career spanned KSAN and Candlestick Park shows.
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Rolling Stone
Tom Donahue
John Lennon
David Crosby
Sly Stone
Los Angeles
David
Sly
van Morrison
Dan Hicks
Boz Scaggs
Peter Yarrow
David Steinberg
James
Lennon
Steinberg
Yarrow
Tom
KYA
Peter, Paul and
Mary
Lenon Tree
Autumn
Candlestick Park
Tommy Smothers
Tom’s Station
KSAN
Lake Tahoe
Chan Laughlin