In the News:

• 2020 - Ralph S. Peer inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame

• 9/15/2019 - More info

• 9/15/2019 - Ralph S. Peer is featured in the new Ken Burns documentary 'Country Music' premiering tonight on PBS! - More info

• 9/11/2019 - When the Stars Came Out At Bristol: The Summer Ralph Peer Discovered Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family - More info

• 8/19/2019 - In Southern Appalachia, Searching for the ‘Big Bang’ of Country Music - More info

• 5/04/2019 - The Birthplace Of Country Music's First Hit Is Being Threatened By Modern Construction - More info

• 9/15/2017 - New "The Roots of Popular Music: The Ralph S. Peer Story" 3-disc box released today on Sony US Latin. The collection chronicles Peer’s role in popularizing blues, country, jazz, Latin, R&B and rock and features music from Mamie Smith, Jimmie Rodgers, Lefty Frizzell, Tito Puente, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Wynton Marsalis, Bob Dylan and many more! - More info

• 7/11/2017 - Ralph S. Peer honored was by The Recording Academy with a "Grammy Salute to Music Legends" concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York, NY featuring performances by Andra Day, Catherine Russell, Russell Thompkins, Jr., and Dwight Yoakam. Look for the event to be broadcast by PBS later this year. - More info

• 5/16/2017 - The new series "American Epic" ft Ralph S Peer's contribution to "The Big Bang" of country music premieres tonight on PBS (May 22 on BBC Four - Arena) - More info

• 2/8/2017 - Watch a new video biography of Ralph S. Peer - More info

• 12/19/2016 - Ralph S. Peer to receive Trustees Award at the Recording Academy's 2017 Special Merit Awards - More info

• 5/22/2016 - Ralph S. Peer was born on this date in 1892.

• 3/30/2016 - Bristol Herald Courier: BCMM exhibit opens on Ralph Peer, talent scout behind Bristol Sessions - Read the Review

• 9/1/2015 - AudioFile: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music - Audio Book Review - Read the Review

• 8/19/2015 - Ted Lehmann's Bluegrass, Books, and Brainstorms: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music by Barry Mazor - Book Review - Read the Review

• 7/7/2015 - Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music by Barry Mazor audiobook edition out today with narration by Marty Stuart, Dom Flemons (co-founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops) and Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show) along with author Mazor - Read more on the audiobook
  Purchase: Downpour | Amazon | iTunes | Audible | Blackstone

• 6/25/2015 - Nashville Scene: Barry Mazor on Ralph Peer's unsung role in the development of the black music industry - Read the interview

• 6/7/2015 - KPSU: The Music of Ralph Peer on Viking Twang - Feature | Podcast

• 6/7/2015 - Big City Blues Magazine: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music - Read the review

• 5/28/2015 - bluegrasstoday.com: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music - Read the feature

• 5/14/2015 - Photos from the Ralph S Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music event at The GRAMMY Museum held on May 13, 2015 - Gallery

• 5/1/2015 - Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music: Chris Sampson moderates a panel featuring biographer Barry Mazor, GRAMMY Award winning producer and songwriter KC Porter, and Bernard MacMahon, Director of the BBC/PBS production American Epic at The GRAMMY Museum on May 13th - RSVP here

• 4/22/2015 - Downpour.com: In the Studio: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music - Read the feature

• 4/15/2015 - New enhanced e-book edition of "Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music" (containing 49 full-length songs) is available now at iTunes, Barnes & Noble, and Google Play.

• 4/8/2015 - Diffuser.fm: The Roots of Indie: Ralph Peer - Read the review

• 4/1/2015 - Music Tomes: Barry Mazor Talks about Ralph Peer - Read the interview

• 4/1/2015 - Outpost Magazine: Barry Mazor Explains How Ralph Forever Peer Changed Music - Read the interview

• 3/18/2015 - Country Standard Time: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music - Read the review

  3/5/2015 - Nashville Scene: Barry Mazor's terrific biography of Ralph Peer untangles the roots of American roots music - Read the review

• 2/27/2015 - WVXU 91.7: "Book review - Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music" - Listen to the review

• 2/22/2015 - "Ralph S. Peer: Revolutionizing Recorded Music" exhibit opens at The GRAMMY Museum® (through September 2015) - More info

• 2/16/2015 - For the Country Record: Before Ralph Peer, What Was There In Country Music? “The Short Answer Is Nothing” - Read the feature

• 2/6/2015 - WUNC 91.5: Music Giant Ralph Peer - Listen to the interview

• 1/31/2015 - The News & Observer - Ralph Peer's music business has never ended - Read the feature

• 1/16/2015 - The Tennessean: Book gets to the roots of Ralph Peer’s legacy - Read the intereview

  1/06/2015 - Mainspring Press Record Collectors' Blog: Recommended Reading: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Musicby Barry Mazor - Read the review

• 1/05/2015 -CMTEdge.com - From Southbound to the Killer: Five Books on Music History - Read the feature

• 12/24/2014 - NoDepression.com: Best Music Books 2014 - Read the feature

• 12/16/2014 - Songwriters Hall of Fame - Ralph Peer And The Making of Popular Roots Music - Read the feature

• 12/14/2014 - The Commercial Appeal: Bio untangles origins of American roots music - Read the review (PDF)

• 12/07/2014 - Seattle Times: Mogul’s life is music to your ears - Read the review

• 12/05/2014 - The New York Times - Sunday Book Review: ‘Wayfaring Strangers’ and ‘Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music’ - Read the review

• 12/04/2014 - ‘Ralph Peer’: Roots music mogul - Read the review

• 12/04/2014 - Music Notes: Music for the Masses. Win Your Ralph Peer Biography + A Musicnotes Gift Card! - Read the review

• 12/03/2014 - Chapter 16: Priceless Peer - Read the review

• 12/03/2014 - sohh.com: Ralph Peer & The Making Of Popular Roots Music – “He Was There First To Discover & Record Roots Music Before Anyone Else” - Read the feature

• 11/30/2014 - Seattle Times: ‘Ralph Peer’: the mogul who spread the word on roots music - Read the review

• 11/26/2014 - Watch Barry Mazor's presentation/discussion of the new book from November 15th now available on the Country Music Hall of Fame website

• 11/18/2014 - Twang Nation: Twang Nation Worthy Provisions and Shopping Guide - Read the feature

• 11/18/2014 - MusicRow: Author Barry Mazor Discusses Accomplishments of Ralph Peer During CMHoF Event - Read the review

• 11/15/2014 - "Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music" author Barry Mazor discussed the new book in a special multimedia presentation at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum with Shawn Camp - Read the feature

• 11/14/2014 - Wall Street Journal: The Man Who Made the Modern Music Industry - Read the review

• 11/12/2014 - PBS NewsHour: The modern music industry was shaped by a man you’ve never heard of - Read the feature

• 11/9/2014 - TriCities.com: New book published on Ralph Peer - Read the review

• 11/6/2014 - NPR Marketplace Interview with Barry Mazor "Ralph Peer: The man behind the modern music industry" - Listen here

• 11/3/2014 - Paste: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music by Barry Mazor Review - Read the review

• 11/3/2014 - Bluegrass Today: Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music - Read the feature

• 10/28/2014 - BMI.com: ‘Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music’ is a Must-Read - Read the review

• 10/27/2014 - Music Row: Ralph Peer Biography To Be Released in November - Read More

• 9/11/2014 - Country Music Hall Of Fame® And Museum Highlights Ralph Peer With Exhibit - Read more