Sixty years ago this month, a boy named Gary Astridge knew nothing about The Beatles. The 7-year-old was celebrating his grandmom’s birthday with his family in Buffalo, New York, when someone realized ...

Ludwig Industries will soon march to the beat of a different drummer. The 79-year-old drum-maker, which was made famous in the 1960s by the endorsement of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, is expected to ...

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 stuck out ...

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 for him ...

The Ludwig family (no relation, as far as I know) emigrated from Germany to Chicago in 1897, moving into a small home on the west side. The father was a professional musician who played trombone and ...

Ringo Starr is coming to Charlotte this spring, part of the long and winding road of the spring tour for Ringo and his All Starr Band. By heading to Charlotte, that means the tour also will bring the ...

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay offered the winning bid of $2.2 million on Friday for the iconic Ludwig drum set that Ringo Starr played on 180 of the Beatles’ studio recordings and more than 200 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NAMM 2023: It’s been five years since Ludwig launched its NeuSonic series - offering USA-made ...