Independence and the arts: New film celebrates Ralph Peer’s work to showcase roots music

Independence native Ralph Peer, left, shown with Walt Disney, was one of the pioneers of the music recording business. A local documentary on Peer will premiere Sunday at Englewood Arts Center in Independence. [Photo courtesy of Electric Prairie Productions, Ralph Peer family]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Independence native Ralph Peer’s work brought music created in the backroads across the South and in Kansas City in the 1920s…

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