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 201-225 of 1333 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-39714 | 10-in. | 7/26/1927 | Happy in prison | Holiness Quartet ; Ernest Phipps | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39715 | 10-in. | 7/26/1927 | Don't grieve after me | Holiness Quartet ; Ernest Phipps | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39716 | 10-in. | 7/27/1927 | The whip-poor-will's song | Uncle Eck Dunford | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39717 | 10-in. | 7/27/1927 | What will I do, for my money's all gone | Uncle Eck Dunford ; Hattie Stoneman | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39718 | 10-in. | 7/27/1927 | Skip to ma lou, my darling | Uncle Eck Dunford | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39719 | 10-in. | 7/27/1927 | Barney McCoy | Uncle Eck Dunford ; Ernest V. Stoneman | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39720 | 10-in. | 7/27/1927 | Old time corn shuckin' | Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers | Various instrumental ensembles, including male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39721 | 10-in. | 7/27/1927 | Old time corn shuckin' | Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers | Various instrumental ensembles, including dance calls | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39722 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Two brothers are we | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39723 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | The jealous sweetheart | Johnson Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39724 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | A passing policeman | Johnson Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39725 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | The wreck of the Virginian | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39726 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | I mean to live for Jesus | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39727 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | You must unload | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39728 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Walking in the way with Jesus | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39729 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | The soldier's poor little boy | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39730 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Just a message from Carolina | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39731 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | I want to see my mother (Ten thousand miles away) | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39732 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Pot licker blues | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39733 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Narrow gauge blues | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39735 | 10-in. | 7/29/1927 | Oh Molly dear | B. F. Shelton | Male vocal solo, with banjo (self-accompaniment) | session supervisor | |
| Victor | CVE-39736 | 12-in. | 7/29/1927 | Pretty Polly | B. F. Shelton | Male vocal solo, with banjo (self-accompaniment) | session supervisor | |
| Victor | CVE-39737 | 12-in. | 7/29/1927 | Darling Cora | B. F. Shelton | Male vocal solo, with banjo (self-accompaniment) | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39738 | 10-in. | 7/29/1927 | Called to the foreign field | Alfred G. Karnes | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-39739 | 10-in. | 7/29/1927 | I am bound for the promised land | Alfred G. Karnes | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 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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