Gene Shay
Biography
Gene Shay (born Ivan Shaner; March 4, 1935 – April 17, 2020) was an American radio personality. Shay was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Jewish family and was a representative of the city's folk music scene. Beginning in 1962, he produced a weekly folk radio shows on WXPN, which was last broadcast on February 1, 2015. He previously hosted shows on WDAS-FM, WMMR, WIOQ and WHYY-FM. A founder of the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival and its emcee since its inception, he has been called the "Dean of American folk DJs" by the Philadelphia Daily News and "The Grandfather of Philadelphia Folk Music" by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Shay also served as a host for the online "Folk Alley" stream originating at Kent State University station WKSU and carried on WXPN's website.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
21 releases · 6 albums · active 1962–2021
- Other credits · 15
- Production · 5
- Performance · 2
Studios: 2nd Fret · Godfrey Daniels · CFQC · Half Beat, Yorkville, Toronto
Frequent collaborators
- Joni Mitchell
- Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Moses Rascoe
- Arlo Guthrie