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 351-375 of 1333 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-40314 | 10-in. | 10/19/1927 | Bob Lee Junior blues | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40315 | 10-in. | 10/19/1927 | Kansas City blues | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40316 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Give the world a smile | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40317 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Love leads the way | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40318 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Bringing in the sheaves | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40319 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Rescue the perishing | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40320 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Beale Street mess around | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40321 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | I'll see you in the spring, when the birds begin to sing | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40322 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Turpentine blues | Will Weldon | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40323 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Hitch me to your buggy, and drive me like a mule | Will Weldon | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40324 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Vol Stevens blues | Vol Stevens | Male vocal solo, with banjo-mandolin and guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40325 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Baby got the rickets | Vol Stevens | Male vocal solo, with banjo-mandolin and guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40326 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | If you say you got good religion, don't turn back | Rev. J. M. Gates | Sermon, with vocal chorus | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40327 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | From the pit to the throne | Rev. J. M. Gates | Sermon, with vocal chorus | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40328 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | You may be living or you may be dead, Christmas day | Rev. J. M. Gates | Sermon, with vocal chorus | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40329 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | The first born was a murderer | Rev. J. M. Gates | Sermon, with vocal chorus | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40330 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | He was born in a manger | Rev. J. M. Gates | Sermon, with vocal chorus | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40331 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | Samson and the woman | Rev. J. M. Gates | Sermon, with vocal chorus | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40332 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | What shall we do with Mother | H. E. Barnett | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40333 | 10-in. | 10/21/1927 | Sweetest mother | H. E. Barnett | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40334 | 10-in. | 10/22/1927 | Sleeping late | Uncle Eck Dunford | Monologue, with banjo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40335 | 10-in. | 10/22/1927 | My first bicycle ride | Uncle Eck Dunford | Monologue, with banjo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40336 | 10-in. | 10/22/1927 | Taffy-pulling party | Uncle Eck Dunford | Monologue, with banjo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40337 | 10-in. | 10/22/1927 | The savingest man on Earth | Uncle Eck Dunford | Monologue, with banjo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-40338 | 10-in. | 10/23/1927 | God's dwelling place | Elder J. E. Burch | Sermon, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed October 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.
"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 October 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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