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Art Laboe is Radio and Music icon. He was one of the first Disc Jockeys to play Rock and Roll on the West Coast airwaves and today broadcasts six nights a week with his syndicated show, The Art Laboe Connection. Art Laboe coined and trademarked the phrase Oldies But Goodies. He innovated the compilation album with his 15 volume album series he named Oldies But Goodies. His many awards include a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave), the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Diamond Circle Award, the LARadio Lifetime Achievement Award, National Hispanic Media Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award and he's a National Radio Hall of Fame inductee. A permanent display of the Art Laboe broadcasting contributions also resides in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland. And he brings his radio show alive with the Art Laboe Show LIVE concerts throughtout the Southwest states. In 2012, he celebrated the 10th Annual Art Laboe Show LIVE at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA, with the 11th coming in September 2013. This is just a fraction of what this Entrepreneur has accomplished. And Art Laboe is still going strong.

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Wednesday, May 02, 2012

	MAY DAY, MAY DAY! All was good at The GRAMMY Museum on Tuesday, May 1st for *Rock, Race and Radio: A Conversation with Big Jay McNeely, Little Willie G and Art Laboe. This one night only event was in conjunction with The GRAMMY Museum exhibit: Trouble In Paradise: Music and Los Angeles 1945-1975* which is on display through June 3, 2012. The exhibit co-curator, Josh Kun, was the moderator for evening, which included lively performances from Big Jay and Willie G with the audience signing along. Josh played a recording of Art Laboe on the radio in the early 1960s on KDAY and Art didn't recognize himself. Josh also played Memories of El Monte and Art told the story of how Frank Zappa came to write the song and where he stored his zylaphone for a while (Art's studio). There was serious discussion as well as many laughs shared. Thank you to all the music lovers, fans and Art Laboe Connection listeners that joined us for the night!
Art Laboe in the limo on the way there	Carol & Robert recognized Art Laboe when he got out of the limo

Talking with Big Jay McNeely in the green room	Moderator Josh Kun, Little Willie G, Art Laboe and Big Jay McNeely

Nice turn out, great audience!	Rock, Race and Radio: A Conversation

A fan with a Memories of El Monte LP, her Dad was at Legion Stadium and is on the cover	DJ Chris is a big fan from the KRLA Days


	Frances and her husband Louie, celebrating their anniversary this week, used to go to Art Laboe's club in the 1970s
	And a big THANK YOU to CHRIS BURROUS of KTLA 5 Morning News Weekend Edition for filling in for the night. He did a great job of getting your dedications and song suggestions on The Art Laboe Connection and sharing lots of memories with you.