Peter Stroud is a US

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselve ...

best known for his work with

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is noted for her Optimism, optimistic and Idealism, idealistic subject matter, and incorporation of genres including Rock music, rock, Po ...

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician who is a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, for whom he is the drummer and co-lead vocalist, as well as its sole continuous member. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles ...

, Pete Droge, and

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing (album), Surfacing'' (1997), for which she won two G ...

. He is cofounder of 65amps, a company manufacturing guitar amplifiers.

Biography

Peter Stroud was born in

Greensboro Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina, af ...

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. He was raised and received early education in

, NC. During his high school years, he attended The Principia Upper School in

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and Greensboro Day School in his hometown, graduating class 1977. In the mid-late 90s, Stroud played with Pete Droge. It was during this period that he met

, and in late 1998 she asked him to join her band in support of her third release, ''Globe Sessions''. This musical relationship has lasted for over eleven years, where he eventually served as Sheryl’s music director. Soon after the conclusion of the Globe Sessions tour, Peter joined

in 2000 for his ''Inside Job'' tour. Their debut concert was filmed, originally for A&E’s

Live By Request ''Live by Request'' is a television show that aired on the A&E Network from 1996 to 2004. Hosted by Mark McEwen, the show featured notable artists holding concerts where the set list would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was crea ...

, and later released on DVD. Stroud remained active touring with Sheryl up until late June 2010, when he started touring with Sarah McLachlan's band. His last performances with Crow before moving to McLachlan were on the

Lilith Fair Lilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride (CEO), Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. It took place during ...

2010 tour, which was also his debut with McLachlan; he played with both artists for the first five dates of the tour. In 2012 Stroud once again joined up with Sheryl Crow and besides being her lead guitar player, he also became her bandleader. He is currently on tour with her at numerous venues in the U.S.

Discography

CDs: * Pete Droge & The Sinners – ''Beautiful Girls'' (Movie Soundtrack and Title Song) (1996) * Pete Droge & The Sinners – ''Find A Door'' (1996) * Pete Droge – ''Spacey & Shakin’'' (1998) * Stevie Nicks – Trouble in Shangri-La (2001) * ''Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute'' – Sheryl Crow/ Long Gone Lonesome Blues (2001) * Sheryl Crow – ''C’mon C’mon'' (2002) * The Dixie Chicks – ''Home'' (2002) * Shawn Mullins – ''9th Ward Pickin’ Parlor'' (2006) * Shawn Mullins – ''Honeydew'' (2008) * Michelle Malone – ''Debris'' (2009) DVDs * Sheryl Crow - ''Rockin’ The Globe'' (1999) * Don Henley - ''Inside Job'' (2000) * Sheryl Crow - ''C’mon America'' (2003) * Sheryl Crow - ''Soundstage Presents: Sheryl Crow Live'' (recorded 2003, released 2008) * Sheryl Crow - ''Wildflower Tour: Live From New York'' (2006) * ''Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007'' (performing with Sheryl Crow) * Shawn Mullins – ''Live at the Variety Playhouse'' (2008)

External links

Official Website
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