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 1076-1100 of 1333 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-69388 | 10-in. | 5/29/1931 | Have you been converted? | Jack Gowdlock ; Blind Gussie Nesbitt | Male vocal duet, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69389 | 10-in. | 5/29/1931 | Poor Jane blues | Jack Gowdlock | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69390 | 10-in. | 5/29/1931 | Rollin' dough blues | Jack Gowdlock | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69391 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | The gas run out | Pine Mountain Boys | Male vocal duet, with guitar and banjo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69392 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | She wouldn't be still | Pine Mountain Boys | Male vocal duet, with guitar and banjo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69393 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | Roll on, Daddy, roll on | Pine Mountain Boys | Male vocal duet, with guitar and banjo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69394 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | The apron string blues | Pine Mountain Boys | Male vocal duet, with guitar and banjo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69395 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | Wild women blues | Pine Mountain Boys | Male vocal duet, with guitar and banjo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69396 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | Imitating the birds on the mountain | Garley Foster | Bird imitations, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69397 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | Imitating the birds on the mountain | Garley Foster | Male vocal solo and bird imitations, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69398 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | Broke man blues | Georgia Wildcats | Male vocal duet, with banjo and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69399 | 10-in. | 5/30/1931 | High sheriff from Georgia | Georgia Wildcats | Male vocal duet, with banjo and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69400 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Sunshine special blues | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69401 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | No settled mind blues | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69402 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Hard rock was my pillow | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69403 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | As true as I've been to you | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69404 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Hard luck man blues | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69405 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | She rolls it slow | Clifford Gibson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69406 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Railroad man blues | Clifford Gibson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69407 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Pistol shy blues | Minnow Townsend | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69408 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | She got Jordan River in her hips | R. T. Hanen | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69409 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Happy days blues | R. T. Hanen | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69410 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | No home blues | Jesse Townsend | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69411 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Take a chance | Jesse Townsend | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-69412 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Why there's a tear in my eye | Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed May 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 May 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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