Art Laboe was an American-Armenian disc jockey, songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner. He was generally credited with coining the term “Oldies But Goodies”.
Art Laboe Obituary
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.
Here is someone who gave a voice to the most humble of us all through music,” Alcaraz said. “He brought us together. That’s why we sought him out.”
Alex Nogales, president, and CEO of the Los Angeles-based National Hispanic Media Coalition said generations of Latino fans attended Laboe-sponsored concerts to hear the likes of Smokey Robinson, The Spinners, or Sunny & The Sunliners.
“I see these really tough-looking guys in the crowd. I mean, they look scary,” Nogales said. “Then Art comes out and they just melt. They love him.” Former Associated Press reporter Russell Contreras contributed biographical material