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 301-325 of 1333 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-39816 10-in. 8/15/1927 Wabash blues Cecil Price ; Sweeny Prosser ; Harold M. Teasley Instrumental trio session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39817 10-in. 8/16/1927 Ride and shine on the Dummy Line Robert N. Page Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39818 10-in. 8/16/1927 I'm gonna move further down the road Robert N. Page Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39819 10-in. 8/16/1927 Church bells blues Luke Jordan Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39820 10-in. 8/16/1927 Pick poor robin clean Luke Jordan Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39821 10-in. 8/16/1927 Cocaine blues Luke Jordan Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39822 10-in. 8/16/1927 Traveling coon Luke Jordan Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39823 10-in. 8/22/1927 Skad-o-lee Ross De Luxe Syncopaters Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39824 10-in. 8/22/1927 Don't you wanna know? Ross De Luxe Syncopaters Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39825 10-in. 8/22/1927 Mary Bell Ross De Luxe Syncopaters Jazz/dance band (takes 3 and 4); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2) session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39826 10-in. 8/22/1927 Monia Ross De Luxe Syncopaters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39827 10-in. 8/22/1927 Florida rhythm Ross De Luxe Syncopaters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39828 10-in. 8/22/1927 Believe me, dear Ross De Luxe Syncopaters Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39829 10-in. 8/22/1927 Lady mine Ross De Luxe Syncopaters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39830 10-in. 8/22/1927 Baby stop teasing me Ross De Luxe Syncopaters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39831 10-in. 8/23/1927 Jacksonville blues Jacksonville Harmony Trio Male vocal duet, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39832 10-in. 8/23/1927 Why did you leave me alone? Charles Frazier Male vocal solo, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39833 10-in. 8/23/1927 I wonder Lester Pratt Male vocal solo, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39834 10-in. 8/23/1927 Them piano blues Jacksonville Harmony Trio Male vocal duet, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39835 10-in. 8/23/1927 Davis Street blues Sugar Underwood Piano solo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39836 10-in. 8/23/1927 Dew-drop alley stomp Sugar Underwood Piano solo session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39837 10-in. 8/23/1927 Lost man blues Ruby Houston Female vocal solo, with piano session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39838 10-in. 8/24/1927 Rounded up in glory Carl T. Sprague Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and guitar session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39839 10-in. 8/24/1927 Last great round up Carl T. Sprague Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and guitar session supervisor  
Victor BVE-39840 10-in. 8/24/1927 Cowman's prayer Carl T. Sprague Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and guitar session supervisor  
(Results 301-325 of 1333 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peer, Ralph Sylvester," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.

Peer, Ralph Sylvester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769.

"Peer, Ralph Sylvester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115769

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