At the age of eight, his son William F. Ludwig Jr. watched a neighborhood parade headed by the drum corps of the First Regiment Illinois National Guard. William Jr. would recall later ...

Ringo Starr was so proud to play a Ludwig drum set during the Beatles’ first televised appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 that he asked William F. Ludwig II to build a special set ...

Ask Ringo Starr about his decades-long love affair with Ludwig drums. Go ahead; we did. You’re guaranteed to smile. What’s more, the Beatles drummer also gave two thumbs up (and playfully ...

Starting with the Continental, we get 7-ply, 7.2mm hybrid maple shells (that’s the same ply-count as the Classic Maple series, but 1.2mm thicker), with un-drilled bass drums as standard. However, ...

Ringo Starr on playing a Ludwig drum set comprised of individual drums from his kits of the last 15 years. Major Pollster Shifts Three States Toward Harris—Including North Carolina Here's when ...

Step inside and you’ll find the one place in the world that makes drums for Ringo Starr. Welcome to the home of Ludwig. The century-old company has made Ringo’s drums since the dawn of ...

By heading to Charlotte, that means the tour also will bring the Beatles drummer to the region where his beloved Ludwig drums are made. A plant in Monroe is the only place in the world that makes ...