DJ Art Laboe

Art Laboe was born Arthur Egnoian on 7 August 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was an American-Armenian disc jockey, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. Laboe’s parents were Armenian immigrants who were practicing Mormons. He graduated from Washington High School where he joined the United States Navy. Laboe studied radio engineering at Los Angeles…

Pioneering radio DJ known for the creation of the Oldies but Goodies format, Art Laboe has died at 97. He was the host of the long-running “Art Laboe Connection” syndicated radio show and was the founder of the Original Sound record label. He was also one of the very first DJs to play rock ‘n’…