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 551-575 of 1333 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-59067 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Home in Caroline | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio and yodeling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-59068 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Montana plains | Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-59069 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Sailors sweetheart | Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-59070 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | I love my daddy too | Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-59071 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | When the flowers of Montana were blooming | Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59917 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Everybody's talking about Sadie Green | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59918 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Milk cow blues | Sleepy John Estes | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59919 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Street car blues | Sleepy John Estes | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59920 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Sweetheart I love you | Blue Steele Orchestra ; Clyde Davis | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59921 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Missouri moon | Blue Steele Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59922 | 10-in. | 5/14/1930 | Pumpernickel | Blue Steele Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59923 | 10-in. | 5/14/1930 | You darlin' | Blue Steele Orchestra ; Ernie Winburn | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59924 | 10-in. | 5/14/1930 | All muggled up | Blue Steele Orchestra ; Frank Myers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59925 | 10-in. | 5/15/1930 | Shooin' flies | Blue Steele Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59926 | 10-in. | 5/15/1930 | 'Til the end of the world (I will love you) | Blue Steele Orchestra ; George Marks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59927 | 10-in. | 5/15/1930 | How can you forget | Blue Steele Orchestra ; Clyde Davis | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59928 | 10-in. | 5/16/1930 | There's a tear for every smile in Hollywood | Mabel Batson ; Blue Steele Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59929 | 10-in. | 5/16/1930 | When it's moonlight on the prairie | Peg Moreland | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59930 | 10-in. | 5/16/1930 | In berry picking time | Peg Moreland | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59931 | 10-in. | 5/16/1930 | Worries on my mind | Blue Steele Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and humming | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59932 | 10-in. | 5/17/1930 | Oh ambulance man | Hattie Hart ; Memphis Jug Band ; Will Shade | Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59934 | 10-in. | 5/17/1930 | Expressman blues | Sleepy John Estes ; Yank Rachell | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59935 | 10-in. | 5/17/1930 | Wadie green blues | Sleepy John Estes ; Yank Rachell | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59936 | 10-in. | 5/17/1930 | I got mine | Peg Moreland | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-59937 | 10-in. | 5/17/1930 | In the town where I was born | Peg Moreland | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed June 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 June 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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
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