Ralph Peer

Country, Record Producer

1892 – 1960

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Who was Ralph Peer?

Ralph Sylvester Peer was an American talent scout, recording engineer and record producer in the field of music 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.

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Born
May 22, 1892
Independence
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Jan 19, 1960
Hollywood

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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