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 701-725 of 1333 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-62549 | 10-in. | 5/30/1930 | Ninety pound mama | Sleepy John Estes ; Yank Rachell | Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62550 | 10-in. | 5/30/1930 | Sweet mama | Sleepy John Estes ; Yank Rachell | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62551 | 10-in. | 5/30/1930 | Cash money blues | Kaiser Clifton | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62552 | 10-in. | 5/30/1930 | Fort Worth and Denver blues | Kaiser Clifton | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62553 | 10-in. | 5/30/1930 | She'll be back someday | Kaiser Clifton | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62555 | 10-in. | 5/30/1930 | Ruth's rag | Grinnell Giggers | Instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62556 | 10-in. | 5/30/1930 | The giggers waltz | Grinnell Giggers | Instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62557 | 10-in. | 5/31/1930 | Sleep, my mother | Bessemer Melody Boys | Male vocal quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62558 | 10-in. | 5/31/1930 | Didn't they crucify my Lord | Bessemer Melody Boys | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62559 | 10-in. | 5/31/1930 | Motherless children | Bessemer Melody Boys | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62560 | 10-in. | 5/31/1930 | In my Father's house | Bessemer Melody Boys | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62561 | 10-in. | 5/31/1930 | When I get home | Bessemer Melody Boys | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62562 | 10-in. | 5/31/1930 | Sun didn't shine | Bessemer Melody Boys | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62563 | 10-in. | 5/31/1930 | Early, early in the morning | Leroy Roberson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62564 | 10-in. | 5/31/1930 | My Beaumont mama blues | Leroy Roberson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62565 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | They played like that | Tom Brannon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62566 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | Someone I love | Tom Brannon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62567 | 10-in. | 6/3/1930 | Dry and dusty | Morrison Twin Brothers String Band | String band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62568 | 10-in. | 6/3/1930 | Ozark waltz | Morrison Twin Brothers String Band | String band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62569 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Somewhere in Arkansas | Ashley's Melody Makers | Vocal and instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62570 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | I'm lonely too | Ashley's Melody Men | Vocal and instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62571 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | If Father and Mother would forgive | Ashley's Melody Men | Vocal and instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62572 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | The lonely child | Ashley's Melody Men | Vocal and instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62573 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | The rambling woman | Ashley's Melody Makers | Vocal and instrumental trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-62574 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Come back, Lottie | Ashley's Melody Makers | Vocal and instrumental trio | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed June 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 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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