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. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The first time Angel “Angel Baby” Rodriguez heard Art Laboe on the radio, he was 13, in his father’s garage in the ...

LOS ANGELES — Pioneering DJ Art Laboe, who has been credited with ending segregation in southern California, has died at the age of 97. Joanna Morones, a spokesperson with Laboe’s production company, ...

Laboe was 97 and had been in radio for almost 80 years. His work was embraced by the Mexican American community. Rebecca Luna had worked on his show before becoming his co-host. Imagine succeeding ...

In 1993, my parents saved up enough money to buy a massive Kenwood home entertainment system complete with gigantic speakers and a five-CD player. I remember the exact year because the first CD I ever ...

The disc jockey smiles when he hears Juanita Santos’ raspy voice. “Art,” she says from her small town near Fresno, “I want you to tell my husband, Juanito, ‘You’re my Chicano king. I’m your booty- ...

UPDATE: Art Laboe has returned to the Inland Empire on Old School 104.7 FM. When Art Laboe's near-nightly shows were dumped from 92.3 FM during a format shift earlier this month, Los Angeles was left ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. >> It’s approaching 9 p.m. and Art Laboe adjusts the microphone as Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” ends. “And now it’s time for you to call up for those goodnight dedications,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rebecca Luna talks about hosting the "The Art Laboe Connection Show" at its Palm Springs studio. Imagine succeeding someone who'd ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — 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 ...

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 ...