Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ask Ringo Starr about his decades-long love affair with Ludwig drums. Go ahead; we did. You’re guaranteed to smile. What’s more, ...

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's 100-year-old reputation has not been tarnished by the Epic Kit, which sits proudly in today's sub-£1000 bracket. The shells, with their birch/ maple combination, offer a different take on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ludwig's Acrolite and Supraphonic snare drums are decades-old designs, here given updates with hammered shells. It's hard to justify the Copperphonic's suggested price, but it does sound wonderful.

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 ...

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 ...