James Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, R&B, soul, disco, and country music.
[1] He co-produced and played on Dorothy Moore's "Misty Blue", which was a major US and UK hit, going on to sell over four million copies.
He also started playing drums and synthesizer with Paul Davis,[2] taking influences from rock and R&B artists.
After the label closed down in 2005, Stroud joined Universal Music Group (DreamWorks' parent company) and served as co-CEO alongside Luke Lewis until 2007.
[5] With Alabama With Joan Baez With Glen Campbell With Joe Cocker With Mark Collie With Crystal Gayle With Patrick Hernandez With High Inergy With Nick Kamen With Toby Keith With Gladys Knight & the Pips With Nicolette Larson With Tracy Lawrence With Melissa Manchester With Mac McAnally With Neal McCoy With Tim McGraw With Bill Medley With Ronnie Milsap With Jackie Moore With Michael Martin Murphey With Anne Murray With Wayne Newton With The Oak Ridge Boys With Nigel Olsson With Eddie Rabbitt With Dennis Robbins With Bruce Roberts With Kenny Rogers With Dan Seals With Paul Simon With Tanya Tucker With Dionne Warwick With Carl Wilson