He spent 79 years on the radio, promoted shows and put popular songs together for compilation albums. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Art Laboe, the DJ and music promoter who spent 79 continuous years on ...

Radio DJ Art Laboe, who is credited with coining the phrase “oldies but goodies” as well as helping end segregation in Southern California, has died. He was 97. A statement announcing the DJ’s death ...

Take me back to 1964! "When the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof..." The words from the Drifters' "Under the Boardwalk" floated out to a crowd of about 100 on Thursday night, no matter ...

Radio DJ Art Laboe, who interviewed Elvis for radio in the 1950s before he helped make Black music and Latino youths lifelong friends, has died. He was 97. Laboe, who hosted a show on Los Angeles ...

The Oldies But Goodies will perform "Listen to the Music … Then & Now" at 7 p.m. Nov. 21-22 at Wahconah High School. The show features classic songs with a ...

Art Laboe, the DJ and music promoter who spent 79 continuous years on the radio, has passed away. He was 97. "My favorite place to be is behind that microphone. I have one of the best jobs in the ...

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