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Art Laboe, beloved California DJ who popularized 'oldies but goodies,' dies at 97
Headline from KESQ Palm Springs
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Generations of Californians have never known a time without Art Laboe — spinning records on air, dedicating songs to dedicated listeners and turning younger audiophiles onto “oldies but goodies.
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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
Laboe is credited with helping end segregation in Southern California by organizing DJ shows at drive-in eateries that attracted young white people, Black people and Latinos who danced to rock-n-roll.
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Generations of Californians have never known a time without Art Laboe — spinning records on air, dedicating songs to dedicated listeners and turning younger audiophiles onto “oldies but goodies.
Art Laboe, the pioneering radio DJ credited with helping end segregation in Southern California, has died. Joanna Morones, a spokesperson for Laboe's production company, Dart Entertainment, said Laboe died Friday
Laboe is credited with inventing the "oldies, but goodies" phrase, as well as with helping end segregation in Southern California by organizing live DJ shows that attracted a diverse audience.
Art Laboe died Friday at the age of 97 after contracting pneumonia. He was known for sharing his love of oldies music for more than seven decades on the radio.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 for Laboe’s production company, Dart Entertainment.
Memorial services were pending today for Southern California radio pioneer Art Laboe, who spent seven decades behind a microphone, brought rock 'n roll to the West Coast and coined the phrase "Oldies but Goodies.
