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Gene Shay, legendary Philly DJ and Folk Festival host, has died at 85 of the coronavirus

"His mellifluous voice and that mischievous grin and a twinkle in his eye are as synonymous with the Folk Festival as the iconic smiley banjo logo that he helped design.”

Philadelphia deejay and Folk Festival host Gene Shay at his Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame induction in 2013.
Philadelphia deejay and Folk Festival host Gene Shay at his Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame induction in 2013.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / File Photograph