Ralph Peer

Ralph Peer
Ralph Peer
Birth name	Ralph Sylvester Peer
Born	May 22, 1892; Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Died	January 19, 1960 (aged 67); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genres	Country, folk, old-time
Occupations	Record producer; recording engineer; talent scout; music publisher;
Years active	1920s–1930s
Labels	Columbia, OKeh, Victor

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.

[Larkin-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 941. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.

[palmer-2] Palmer, Robert (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books Ltd.: Middlesex, Eng. p. 109. ISBN 0-14-006223-8.

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