William F. Ludwig Jr.
1916 – March 22, 2008
William Ludwig Jr. was the son of the founder of the Ludwig Drum Company, and eventually become its leader. Ludwig Jr.’s most celebrated contribution to rock ‘n’ roll came in the form of a drum set that he built for Ringo Starr. It has been reported that Starr was so proud to play a Ludwig set, that he asked the company to build a special kit with the their logo on the bass drum for the Beatles’ first televised appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. This of course, contributed to Ludwig’s tremendous growth in the ’60s, with Ludwig Jr. at the helm. William Ludwig Jr. died of natural causes on March 22, 2008. He was 91 years old.
Ludwig is the guy on the right.
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