It`s possible that developer Duncan Henderson`s new plan for the old Ludwig Drum factory at 1728 N. Damen Ave. is nothing but a selfish, speculative ploy to squeeze poor families from the neighborhood ...

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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 ...

The Ludwig Drum Factory in Monroe, NC has a host of artists using their drum kits including Ringo Starr, Jason Bonham and Bun E. Carlos.

Tucked away past the chicken plant near the railroad tracks sits an unassuming cluster of buildings with beige aluminum siding. Step inside and you’ll find the one place in the world that makes drums ...

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 Around the Coyote festival, which radiates for about four blocks in all directions from the Coyote Tower, 1608 N. Milwaukee Ave., has planned a massive schedule of art events through Sunday. You ...

William Ludwig III is a second-generation U.S. citizen and a third-generation drum manufacturer. He has embraced the opportunity to carry forth the creation of quality percussion products traceable to ...

William F Ludwig II, who died on March 22 aged 91, ran the company that manufactured the drums made famous by Ringo Starr of the Beatles in the 1960s. When the group made its first American television ...