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In 1960, Art Laboe released one of the first oldies compilations, Memories of El Monte, a collection of songs by bands that used to play at the dances Laboe organized at Legion Stadium in El Monte, California.
The original album cover for "Art Laboe's Memories of El Monte," which was re-released as a CD in the early 1990s with a different photo of Laboe but the crowd shot left intact.
El Monte Legion Stadium, originally a combined auditorium and gymnasium, was the final component added to a complex of school buildings housing El Monte Union High School. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The contract for $62,991 for the construction of the facility was publicly announced on September 30, 1927. [ 9 ]
I'm streaming 'Memories of El Monte' on YouTube, not just because of Laboe's death but as an incantation against the noxious vibe from L.A. City Hall.
According to Art, initially the audience was mostly white teenagers. [14] The growing popularity of the live broadcast, coupled with growing police harassment of the teenagers who attended the shows, led Laboe to look for a new location to host dances. [6] [16] Laboe chose the El Monte Legion Stadium. Since it was outside the city limits of Los ...
Art Laboe, the pioneering radio DJ who read heartfelt song dedications to generations of loyal listeners and was credited with helping end segregation in Southern California during an eight-decade ...
In 1960, Art Laboe released one of the first oldies compilations, Memories of El Monte, on his record label, Original Sound. The record was a collection of classic doo-wop songs by bands that used to play at the dances Laboe organized at Legion Stadium in El Monte, California, [83] beginning in 1955.
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