![]() ![]() With the live radio show going, he had the audience, he had the lists of requests and he began to turn that concept into an idea for an album.Īrt assembled the first album in American history to feature hits by different artists. Teenagers would come to the Drive-In and hang out, and give live on-air dedications for songs and Art began to make a list of the most frequently requested songs. ![]() In conjunction with Dick Clark, Art Laboe had the first sold out Rock ‘n’ Roll concert at the Hollywood Bowl and continues to pack arena concerts today.Īrt started a radio show from the Scrivner’s Drive-In. When Elvis and the Colonel first came to Hollywood, it was Art Laboe that got the first and only radio interview. Art was the first Disc Jockey to play Rock and Roll on the West Coast airwaves, one of the first DJs to play both black and white artists and the first DJ to have an “Elvis Hour,” the entire hour devoted to Elvis Presley. Art Laboe is responsible for many “firsts” in the radio and record business.
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