Gene Shay
Gene Shay | |
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| Born | Ivan Shaner March 4, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 2020 (aged 85) |
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| Network | WXPN |
| Style | Folk music |
| Country | United States |
Gene Shay (born Ivan Shaner; March 4, 1935 – April 17, 2020) was an American radio personality.
Career
Some of his early recorded interviews with Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, John Denver, Tom Waits, Phil Ochs, Bonnie Raitt and Judy Collins were bootlegged.[citation needed]
Shay was the first to bring
For a few years he edited and published Singer-Songwriter, a newsletter that had subscribers in the United States, Canada and Japan.
Awards and achievements
He received a lifetime achievement award from the Delaware Valley Music Poll in 1994 and was inducted into Temple University's Radio, TV & Theater Hall of Fame on October 25, 2005.
He was a partner in Sliced Bread Records and produced a number of folk music collections for that label. The most notable may have been What's That I Hear, The Songs Of Phil Ochs, a
Shay served as a Charter Board Member of the
Death
Shay died from COVID-19 in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 2020, at the age of 85.[4]
References
- ^ "The Folk Show". xpn.org. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ RubinCorrespondent, Phyllis. "Gene Shay — Philly Folkfest emcee for 50 years". Montgomery News. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b "Folk Alley with Gene Shay now heard on Sirius XM The Village". Folk Alley. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ DeLuca, Dan (18 April 2020). "Gene Shay, legendary Philly DJ and Folk Festival host, has died at 85 of the coronavirus". Inquirer.com.
External links
- Official website (archived)
- Gene Shay on Facebook
- Gene Shay discography at Discogs
- Gene Shay's secrets of magic (ISBN 0914294873
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