Raechel Donahue photographed by Baron Wolman, November 1968
When ‘Groupies and Other Girls’ was first published in Rolling Stone Magazine in February 1969, San Francisco teenager Raechel was featured under her birth name ‘Rachel Hamilton.’ While most probably assume Raechel is another obscure groupie from the infamous issue, she’s actually a local California celebrity. Her more common name comes from her husband, legendary radio DJ and concert promoter Tom Donahue, who she was married to from 1969 until his death in 1975. Through Tom, Raechel began her own radio career working as a DJ at KSAN, KMET, KROQ, KIIS FM and Sirius, as well as having gigs as a VJ and TV reporter on CMC, CNN and PBS. She also spent years providing ADR voiceover work for various films, series and commercials, and has even written her own travel and cooking books. These days she helps produce independent documentaries and is based in Palm Springs, CA.