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- ...
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 ...
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 a ...
Inspired by SoCal car culture and Lowrider Oldies, the singer and multi-instrumentalist delivers a homage to his roots, rich in analog and harmonic sounds. By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, ...
Art Laboe gets ready for his call-in dedication radio show in the KDAY studios in Palm Springs in 2015. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) When Art Laboe was a child, his mother couldn’t pull him away ...
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