Al Donahue (June 12, 1904, Dorchester, Massachusetts - February 20, 1983, Fallbrook, California) was an American violinist and big band leader.
[1] During the mid-1930s he substituted for Ray Noble as leader at the Rainbow Room of Rockefeller Center.
Paula Kelly, Dee Keating, Lynne Stevens, Phil Brito, and Snooky Lanson all served as vocalists in his ensemble at times.
After World War II he moved the ensemble again toward light music, playing throughout the West Coast and appearing in films such as Sweet Genevieve.
[1] Following this, he settled in Oceanside, California, where he ran a store called Ponzi's House of Music until his death.