(1892-05-22)May 22, 1892 Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Died
January 19, 1960(1960-01-19) (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genres
Country, folk, old-time
Occupation(s)
Record producer
recording engineer
talent scout
music publisher
Years active
1920s–1930s
Labels
Columbia, OKeh, Victor
Musical artist
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.[1] 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.[2]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 941. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
^Palmer, Robert (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books Ltd.: Middlesex, Eng. p. 109. ISBN 0-14-006223-8.
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