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 351-375 of 1333 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-40314 10-in. 10/19/1927 Bob Lee Junior blues Memphis Jug Band Vocal and instrumental ensemble session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40315 10-in. 10/19/1927 Kansas City blues Memphis Jug Band Vocal and instrumental ensemble session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40316 10-in. 10/20/1927 Give the world a smile Stamps Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40317 10-in. 10/20/1927 Love leads the way Stamps Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40318 10-in. 10/20/1927 Bringing in the sheaves Frank Stamps All Star Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40319 10-in. 10/20/1927 Rescue the perishing Stamps Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40320 10-in. 10/20/1927 Beale Street mess around Memphis Jug Band Vocal and instrumental ensemble session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40321 10-in. 10/20/1927 I'll see you in the spring, when the birds begin to sing Memphis Jug Band Vocal and instrumental ensemble session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40322 10-in. 10/20/1927 Turpentine blues Will Weldon Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40323 10-in. 10/20/1927 Hitch me to your buggy, and drive me like a mule Will Weldon Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40324 10-in. 10/20/1927 Vol Stevens blues Vol Stevens Male vocal solo, with banjo-mandolin and guitar session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40325 10-in. 10/20/1927 Baby got the rickets Vol Stevens Male vocal solo, with banjo-mandolin and guitar session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40326 10-in. 10/21/1927 If you say you got good religion, don't turn back Rev. J. M. Gates Sermon, with vocal chorus session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40327 10-in. 10/21/1927 From the pit to the throne Rev. J. M. Gates Sermon, with vocal chorus session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40328 10-in. 10/21/1927 You may be living or you may be dead, Christmas day Rev. J. M. Gates Sermon, with vocal chorus session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40329 10-in. 10/21/1927 The first born was a murderer Rev. J. M. Gates Sermon, with vocal chorus session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40330 10-in. 10/21/1927 He was born in a manger Rev. J. M. Gates Sermon, with vocal chorus session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40331 10-in. 10/21/1927 Samson and the woman Rev. J. M. Gates Sermon, with vocal chorus session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40332 10-in. 10/21/1927 What shall we do with Mother H. E. Barnett Male vocal solo, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40333 10-in. 10/21/1927 Sweetest mother H. E. Barnett Male vocal solo, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40334 10-in. 10/22/1927 Sleeping late Uncle Eck Dunford Monologue, with banjo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40335 10-in. 10/22/1927 My first bicycle ride Uncle Eck Dunford Monologue, with banjo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40336 10-in. 10/22/1927 Taffy-pulling party Uncle Eck Dunford Monologue, with banjo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40337 10-in. 10/22/1927 The savingest man on Earth Uncle Eck Dunford Monologue, with banjo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-40338 10-in. 10/23/1927 God's dwelling place Elder J. E. Burch Sermon, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble session supervisor  
(Results 351-375 of 1333 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.

Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.

"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769

External Sources

Wikipedia: Ralph Peer

Allmusic: Ralph Sylvester Peer

Linked Open Data Sources

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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1928168

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