Californian disc jockey & founder of l Born: th August , Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Laboe's family moved to California and he attended Stanford University. He then worked at KSAN in San Francisco in , before moving to LA in as a DJ on stations KXLA & KPOP. His shows were broadcast from iScrivner's Drive-In Restaurants/i, where the many requests for 'oldies' on his "Art Laboe Show" led him to create the phrase "Oldies But Goodies". He later founded Original Sound in , following his successful "Oldies But Goodies" formula and launched a ground-breaking multi-label various artists compilation LP bearing the same title. It remained in iBillboard Magazine's/i Top- LP Chart for over years and was followed by a string of popular 'Oldies' album releases, filled with the sounds of the Doo Wop and Rock n' Roll era. His Original Sound studio was also steered by sound-engineer Paul Buff. Also as a DJ on stations KFWB, KDAY & KPPC, Laboe then became Senior Vice President of KRLA in and owner of KKPW in .
Veteran DJ. Popular for years on the west coast and remembered for his series of Oldies But Goodies compilation albums.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Founded Original Sound Records in Los Angeles, CA.
