Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Art Laboe, the pioneering DJ credited with helping end segregation in Southern California, has died. He was 97. Laboe died Friday ...

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 ...

Art Laboe, the pioneering Los Angeles DJ who championed the Oldies but Goodies format and was revered for sharing on-air dedications with listeners, died Oct. 7 in Palm Springs, Calif. Laboe was the ...

A familiar voice on the California airwaves for almost 80 years, he saw the appeal of old rock ’n’ roll records practically before they were old. By Neil Genzlinger and Annabelle Williams Art Laboe, ...

It was love, and a shout out from a radio DJ, that made Juan Roman fall for oldies music. As a 14-year old student at Lawrence Cook Middle School, his crush refused to hold his hand, leaving him ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Radio DJ Art Laboe, who is credited with coining the phrase “oldies but goodies” as well as helping end segregation in Southern ...

Art Laboe, the pioneering DJ credited with helping end segregation in Southern California, has died. He was 97. Laboe died Friday night after catching pneumonia, said Joanna Morones, a spokesperson ...