| The term, "oldies," refers to both
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| | rock, girl groups, the British Invasion,
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| popular music from the 1950s-1970s and
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| | folk rock, psychedelic rock, baroque pop,
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| the radio format that specializes in this
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| | soul music, Motown, and bubblegum pop.
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| type of music. "Golden oldies" usually
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| | Oldies music also overlaps with classic
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| refers to oldies music exclusively from
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| | rock which focuses on the rock music of
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| the 1950s-early 1960s. Oldies songs are
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| | the late 1960s and 1970s as well as newer
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| typically from the R&B, pop and rock
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| | music in a similar style.The phrase,
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| music genres but may also include
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| | "oldies but goodies," was first coined in
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| country, movie soundtrack, novelty, and
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| | 1957 by renowned deejay Art Laboe who, at
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| other types of popular music played on
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| | around that time, used to get frequent
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| the radio from around 1950-on. Pop music
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| | requests from his listeners for songs
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| genres that had their heyday before the
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| | from the early 1950s. A central figure
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| 1950s (e.g., ragtime, big band) are
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| | in L.A. radio for over half a century,
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| generally considered "too old" to be
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| | Laboe was the first deejay to play rock
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| included in the oldies radio format.
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| | and roll on the West Coast and one of the
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| Oldies music radio stations, which
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| | first to play black and white artists on
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| typically feature bands and artists such
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| | the same show. In 1959, he put together
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| as (to name a few) Elvis Presley, Bill
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| | the first LP to feature (mostly older)
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| Haley, Little Richard, Pat Boone, Sam
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| | songs by different artists. This
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| Cooke, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the
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| | immensely popular compilation album,
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| Rolling Stones, the Rascals, the
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| | entitled "Oldies But Goodies," stayed on
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| Association, the Temptations, the Who,
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| | Billboard's Top 100 LP's chart for over
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| Elton John, and Fleetwood Mac, cover a
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| | three years and has, to date, spawned
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| wide variety of styles including early
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| | some 14 sequels. (Click here for a
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| rock and roll, rockabilly, doo-wop, surf
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| | recent interview with Art Laboe.
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