Korby speaks with John Strohm, a musician, songwriter, attorney and former label head who has been involved in music for more than 4 decades, from playing guitar for the Lemonheads to serving as president of Rounder Records. Along the way he's worked with a hit list of influential artists: Bon Iver, The Civil Wars, Phoebe Bridger, The Alabama Shakes, and more.
John was a key player in the Boston folk-pop scene of the nineties and early 2000’s. In addition to his work with the Lemonheads, was a member a the Juliana Hatfield Trio, and co-founded the Blake Babies.
As far as Nashville is concerned, he’s one of those guys you regularly see out there at the clubs. He’s helped a lot of artists, formally as an attorney, but also as a kind of low-key matchmaking, a lot quicker to connect like minds than he is to take credit for it.
A most enjoyable conversation and Korby got to join him on a couple songs in the studio.
John Strohm performs "Something To Look Forward To" LIVE
John Strohm performs "A + B = Y" LIVE
John Strohm on the Morse Code Podcast plays "A +" B = Y" from his eponymous album.
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