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 126-150 of 1333 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CVE-37957 | 12-in. | 2/26/1927 | Come let us eat together | Rev. E. D. Campbell | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37958 | 10-in. | 2/26/1927 | Dig a hole blues | Sister Morgan | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37959 | 10-in. | 2/27/1927 | Scandinavian stomp | Beale Street Frolic Orchestra ; Charley Williamson | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37960 | 10-in. | 2/27/1927 | Midnight frolic drag | Beale Street Frolic Orchestra ; Charley Williamson | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37961 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Honey in the rock | Mamie Forehand | Female vocal solo, with guitar and finger cymbals | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37962 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Wouldn't mind dying if dying was all | Mamie Forehand | Female vocal solo, with guitar and finger cymbals | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37963 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | I raised my window and looked at the risin' sun | Ollie Rupert | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars and jew's harp | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37964 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Ain't goin' to be your low down dog | Ollie Rupert | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars and jew's harp | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37965 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Pharaoh said 'Who is the Lord?' | Rev. E. D. Campbell | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37966 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | In hell he lifted up his eyes | Rev. E. D. Campbell | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37967 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Faith | Rev. E. D. Campbell | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37968 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Hell under the water | Rev. E. D. Campbell | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37969 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | In that happy over yonder | George Long and his Singers | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37970 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | What shall our answer be | George Long and his Singers | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37971 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Murillo's lesson | George Long and his Singers | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37972 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | I'm going home to die no more | George Long and his Singers | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37973 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Memphis scronch | Beale Street Frolic Orchestra ; Charley Williamson | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37974 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Bear wallow | Beale Street Frolic Orchestra ; Charley Williamson | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37975 | 10-in. | 3/5/1927 | Haven't got a dollar to pay your house rent man | Genevieve Davis | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37976 | 10-in. | 3/5/1927 | I've got something | Genevieve Davis ; Leonard Mitchell | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37977 | 10-in. | 3/5/1927 | Pretty Audrey | Louis Dumaine ; Jazzola Eight | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37978 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | To-wa-bac-a-wa | Louis Dumaine ; Jazzola Eight | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37979 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | Franklin Street | Louis Dumaine ; Jazzola Eight | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37980 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | Red Onion drag | Louis Dumaine ; Jazzola Eight | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-37981 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | Mamma Cookie | Ann Cook | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 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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