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William F. Ludwig II, Son of the Founder of Ludwig Drum CO.
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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 with the company name printed in bold letters at the top of the bass drumhead.
Naturally, Ludwig obliged.
“I remember my dad watching them on TV and saying, 'Who knows? Maybe these kids will be big someday,' “ said his son, William Ludwig III. “The next day our phone was ringing off the hook."
Family members said the resulting demand for Ludwig drums prompted the Chicago-based company to build a 100,000-square-foot addition to its factory and add a night shift.
“It was hard keeping up with all the orders," his son said.
After a concert at Chicago's International Amphitheatre several months later, Ludwig met with Starr, who over the years remained a loyal customer. The two visited again backstage in 2006 after Starr performed with his band at the Rosemont Theatre in Chicago.
“It was as if nothing had changed," his son said. “They still had so
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Leedy Manufacturing Company
American drum brand
The Leedy Manufacturing Company (also known as the Leedy Drum Company) was an American manufacturer of percussion instruments headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Leedy was highly successful in the early twentieth century,[1] and was at one point the largest manufacturer of drums and other percussion instruments in the world.[3]
The company was formed by Ulysses. G. Leedy as the Leedy-Cooley Manufacturing Company with partner Sam Cooley in 1897 before the partnership was dissolved in 1902 to become simply the Leedy Manufacturing Company. It was purchased by C. G. Conn of Elkhart, Indiana, where it was later combined with Ludwig & Ludwig to form Leedy & Ludwig. When C. G. Conn sold its drum divisions, the Slingerland Drum Company bought the rights to Leedy and produced drums under its badge until the 1960s. Slingerland was ultimately purchased by Gretsch, and with it, Leedy, where the brand has lain relatively dormant since.[4]
The company was responsible for many innovations in percussion but is best known for the invention of the vibraphone and the creation of the Purdue Big Bass Drum.
History
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[edit]Ulysses G. Leedy was born in 1867 in Hancock County,