Title: 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
Places: United States
People: Ralph Sylvester Peer (1892-1960)