Ralph Peer
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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]
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Birth name | Ralph Sylvester Peer |
Born | (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 |
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Years active | 1920s–1930s |
Labels | Columbia, OKeh, Victor |
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