Viewing the whole The day I met James Stroud in Nashville, he got a new set of drums. To say that he was excited would be an  understatement. He felt compelled to thank as many people as possible who had something to do with making those drums—not just the executives at Pearl who had been kind enough to furnish him with the drums, but also the people who had done the work and the finishing. Kind and caring are two words that don’t even come close to describing James. He’s the kind of person who means it when he asks how you are and if he can help. It doesn’t matter that he’s an extraordinarily busy man who is, or has been, involved in every aspect of the music industry. While building a reputation as an in demand studio drummer, Stroud also had extensive success as an independent and staff […]

December 1986 Issue