Ralph Sylvester Peer
Ralph Sylvester Peer (May 22, 1892 – January 19, 1960) was an American talent scout, recording engineer, record producer and music publisher in the 1920s and 1930s. Peer pioneered field recording of music when in June 1923 he took remote recording equipment south to Atlanta, Georgia, to record regional music outside the recording studio in such places as hotel rooms, ballrooms, or empty warehouses. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 22, 1892 (Kansas City), Died January 19, 1960
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: session supervisor, director
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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 1333 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-39790 | 10-in. | 8/10/1927 | Sweet Evelina | Ernest Moody ; Phil Reeve | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars (self-accompaniment) | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39791 | 10-in. | 8/10/1927 | I am bound for the promised land | Turkey Mountain Singers | Male vocal quartet, with organ | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39792 | 10-in. | 8/10/1927 | He loves me | Turkey Mountain Singers | Male vocal quartet, with organ | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39793 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Good-bye, my Bonnie, good-bye | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39794 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | The bulldog down in sunny Tennessee | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39795 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Shanghai in China | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39796 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Black pine waltz | Gwen Foster | Harmonica solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39797 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | My sweetheart is a shy little fairy | Red Patterson ; Piedmont Log Rollers | Vocal and instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39798 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Don't forget me, little darling | Red Patterson ; Piedmont Log Rollers | Vocal and instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | CVE-39799 | 12-in. | 8/12/1927 | Down on the banks of the Ohio | Red Patterson ; Piedmont Log Rollers | Vocal and instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39800 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Row us over the tide | Kelly Harrell ; Henry Norton | Male vocal duet, with violin, banjo, and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39801 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | I have no loving mother now | Kelly Harrell ; Henry Norton | Male vocal duet, with violin, banjo, and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39802 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | The white rose | Red Patterson ; Piedmont Log Rollers | Vocal and instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39803 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | The battleship of Maine | Red Patterson ; Piedmont Log Rollers | Vocal and instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | CVE-39804 | 12-in. | 8/12/1927 | Poor little Joe | Red Patterson ; Piedmont Log Rollers | Vocal and instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39805 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | The sweet sunny south | Red Patterson ; Piedmont Log Rollers | Vocal and instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39806 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | I'll never get drunk any more | Red Patterson ; Piedmont Log Rollers | Vocal and instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39807 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | For seven long years I've been married | Kelly Harrell | Male vocal solo, with violin, banjo, and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39808 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Charley, he's a good old man | Kelly Harrell | Male vocal solo, with violin, banjo, and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39809 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | My mamma scolds me for flirting | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39810 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | I love my mountain home | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39811 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | When the good Lord sets you free | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39812 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | Wilkes County blues | Gwen Foster | Harmonica solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39813 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | Poor boy | Duel Frady | Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39815 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | Meet me in Hawaii | Cecil Price ; Sweeny Prosser ; Harold M. Teasley | Instrumental trio | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Peer, Ralph Sylvester, 1892-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012009543
Wikidata: Ralph Peer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2129732
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/223144772
MusicBrainz: Ralph Peer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9b5120db-192f-460a-a050-ebe6d1f60928
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