DEAR GABACHO: It ain't just cholos who are down with oldies but goodies. Mexican-Americans of all social classes have largely kept alive that particular music genre—the brown-eyed soul of Thee ...

In 1957, he started Original Sound Record Inc. and in 1958, released the compilation album “Oldies But Goodies: Vol. 1,” which stayed on the Billboard’s Top 100 chart for 183 weeks.

Art Laboe, the DJ and music promoter who spent 79 continuous years on the radio, was an innovator of the compilation album and coined and trademarked the term “Oldies but Goodies,” has died.

With his cheery baritone and enthusiasm for old rock, R&B, doo-wop and soul, Art Laboe was a fixture of West Coast radio for 79 years. The gregarious Los Angeles disc jockey was considered as much ...

One of the first DJs to play Black music in California, Laboe helped introduce Latinos to R&B, rock ‘n’ roll and soul oldies.

One of the first DJs to play Black music in California, Laboe helped introduce Latinos to R&B, rock 'n' roll and soul oldies. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on ...

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, 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.

Art Laboe, a radio pioneer credited for a number of firsts including coining the phrase "oldies but goodies" and being one of the first to play rock 'n' roll on West Coast radio, died on Friday ...