Ralph Sylvester Peer
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Ralph Sylvester Peer was an influential American talent scout, record producer, and music executive best known for pioneering field recording of rural music and helping launch the country music industry in the 1920s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ralph Sylvester Peer canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
A&R man
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human ⓘ music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ talent scout ⓘ |
| activity |
producing commercial recordings of rural and regional music styles
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scouting talent in rural areas of the United States ⓘ |
| businessModel | securing publishing rights and royalties for recordings he produced ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
commercialization of country music
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expansion of recorded music markets beyond urban audiences ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Okeh Records
NERFINISHED
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Victor Talking Machine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1920s American music industry ⓘ |
| familyName | Peer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
blues music
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country music ⓘ music industry ⓘ race records ⓘ |
| founded | Peermusic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
blues
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country ⓘ gospel ⓘ |
| givenName | Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
country music industry
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recording and A&R practices in popular music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering and recording rural American musicians
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early adoption of portable recording equipment for field sessions ⓘ |
| name | Ralph Sylvester Peer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
developed business model for music publishing and royalties for rural artists
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organized the 1927 Bristol Sessions in Tennessee and Virginia ⓘ promoted and recorded so‑called race records and hillbilly records ⓘ recorded early country music artists in field sessions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping launch the commercial country music industry in the 1920s
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pioneering field recording of rural music ⓘ |
| notableWork | Bristol Sessions recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
music executive
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record producer ⓘ song publisher ⓘ talent scout ⓘ |
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