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BLUES RENAISSANCE ON THE RADIO
BLUES RENAISSANCE ON THE RADIO: There is a blues renaissance on the radio, worldwide. The game changer has been the availability of Delmark's historical catalogue for radio airplay. The way in which blues is listened to in the radio has radically changed in just one year. Hundreds of historical recordings are now just one CLICK away for DJs, radio hosts and radio stations around the world. The game has changed forever. Just an example: this week SLEEPY JOHN ESTES in #1. Can you picture that? SLEEPY JOHN ESTES. How many new listeners are now able to LEARN about Sleepy John Estes?
NINE Delmark artists are also in the TOP 10: Demetria Taylor, Bob Stroger (Bob has been #1 for the whole MONTH), Robet Jr. Lockwood, Jimmy Burns, Willie Buck, Syl Johnson, Jose Ramirez and Otis Rush. The upcoming CD by Jose Ramirez with the Delmark All Star Band featuring Jimmy Johnson in his last recording session, has entered the charts at #9.
Join the BLUES RENAISSANCE by signing for FREE with AirPlay Direct, a 100% FREE service for radio professionals. https://airplaydirect.com/music/delmarkrecords/

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Let's celebrate BLACK HISTORY MONTH together
DELMARK RECORDS CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH RADIO AND FANS AROUND THE WORLD
“Delmark Records is pleased to celebrate Black History Month by delivering 11 essential records from prominent African American Artists.
“This month we are introducing the amazing new record by 91-year-old legendary bass player and blues singer Bob Stroger. Next up, we have four Delmark albums of Chicago blues giant Jimmy Johnson, who passed away January 31st, 2022. We have also included a special selection of albums from our historical catalogue that includes key African American artists. All these titles are available on CD and/or vinyl.
As Delmark celebrates legacy and history, we also celebrate life and love with a passionate Valentine’s Day single by the one and only Sharon Lewis.”
~ Julia A. Miller, President – Delmark Records
“Over the past year, we have truly enjoyed having the opportunity to work closely with Julia Miller, recipient of AirPlay Direct’s “Iconic Innovator” Award for 2021,” said Lynda Weingartz, CEO – AirPlay Direct. “Together we have enjoyed many mutual successes and are looking forward to a very bright future in 2022 with Julia and her truly fantastic Delmark Records team.”
“AirPlay Direct is the ideal platform for the release of Delmark’s historical catalogue and new albums to global radio,” says Julia Miller, President – Delmark Records. “Since March 2021, when the collaboration between Delmark Records and AirPlay Direct started, the availability of hundreds of Delmark songs for radio airplay around the world has been a game changer, for us as a label and for how audiences listen to blues & jazz.”
Miller continues, “I believe AirPlay Direct is the perfect tool for record labels, as well, as DJs, radio hosts and radio stations in the US and at the international level”.
Radio hosts, DJs & radio stations, please, register for FREE with AirPlay Direct and celebrate BLACK HISTORY MONTH with Delmark. VISIT this link, see all available Delmark albums and register. AirPlay Direct is a 100% FREE service for radio professionals around the world. https://airplaydirect.com/music/delmarkrecords/

BLUES RENAISSANCE ON GLOBAL RADIO IS BEING LED BY DELMARK RECORDS
And that's a fact! There IS a huge growth for the blues on radio across the world and Delmark is leading it. On May 2021 Delmak Records started releasing its huge historical catalogue for radio airplay through AirPlay Direct and started also sending thousand of digital files to radio hosts at the US and international level, directly to them. The trends are changing. Studies show that 82% of the music sales in the world are CATALOGUE material. In the US the figure is 72%. Bi digitizing over 12 thousand songs in just 3 years, Delmark Records positioned itself ahead of the game.
25 Delmark albums are in the TOP 50 for the last 30 days. This figure comes fom AirPlay Direct, the ONLY chart that gathers information from thousands of radio stations around the word.
As of today, the recently deceased Syl Johnson is #1, his brother Jimmy Johnson was #1 last week as radio hosts around the world paid tribute to this two giants of American music. Jimmy has 4 albums on Delmark and Syl has 2. With them: the new album by 91-year-old blues master Bob Stroger, the historical album "This is the Blues Harmonica" 2 vols, Tail Dragger's with 2 albums, Frank Catalano (jazz), Toronzo Cannon, several titles by Lurrie and Carey Bell, Sharon Lewis with her Valentine's Day single "Crazy Love", Chicago great J.B. Hutto and Delmark biggest seller, Junior Wells. A total of 25 albums. 50% of the top 50.
DJs, radio hosts and radio stations, please, register for FREE on AirPlay Direct and be a part of the blues renaissance on the radio around the world. After you press this link you also can scroll down to see the HUGE Delmark catalogue available to you, just one CLICK! away. Register with AirPlay Direct right now.

https://airplaydirect.com/music/delmarkrecords/

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Delmark Records: A New Era
Delmark Records: the oldest continuously operating blues & jazz independent label is spearheading digital catalog distribution, innovation and community engagement

As a woman-owned business with a strong sense of community building and belonging, Delmark Records has a clear vision of its mission as custodian of an amazing legacy of blues & jazz music and culture, and is honored to bring this music to audiences on the national and international levels.

Delmark’s President & CEO Julia A. Miller has stated: “In 2018, I realized a lifelong dream and became the President and CEO of the historic Chicago record label, Delmark. Delmark is the oldest continuously operating independent record label in the US, releasing jazz, blues, and creative music of all types. Delmark House also holds a working recording studio and an art gallery which currently hosts “Women of the Blues”, a collection of photos of female blues artists by many notable photographers. I see Delmark Records as a cause as well as a business”.

With these goals in mind, Delmark Records strives to take advantage of the opportunities open to the music industry in the digital era by answering the new challenges creatively and effectively. Developing global advance marketing strategies and reaching to new and wider audiences with the historical weight of the Delmark brand and its formidable catalogue are high priorities for the label.

Delmark Records has productively navigated through the challenging time of the pandemia, not just surviving but thriving and helping to redefine how blues reaches its audience in this disruptive reality. Delmark is very happy to partner with AirPlayDirect, the ideal tool and platform for engaging radio and airplay across the globe.

Through its highly popular Delmark Blues Community Facebook group Delmark has established two-way communication with blues radio hosts around the world; interacting with them, listening to their feedback, needs and requests, and sharing daily their posts with the blues community. Delmark highly values the important role of blues radios hosts in keeping the blues alive and well.


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