Ralph Peer and the making of popular roots music

Description:

The first biography of Ralph Peer, the adventurous A&R man and music publisher who changed the breadth and flavor of popular music in the United States and around the world, a man who was crucial in discovering star musicians and establishing the genres of blues, jazz, country, gospel, and Latin music.

subjects: Southern Music Publishing Co,  Sound recording executives and producers,  Biography,  Sound recording industry,  Popular music, history and criticism,  Musicians, biography

People: Ralph Sylvester Peer (1892-1960)

Places: United States