In “Beats & Threads,” Ringo Starr focuses on his Beatles clothes and drum kits. Based in NC for decades, Ludwig still makes all his drums.

In “Beats & Threads,” Ringo Starr focuses on his Beatles clothes and drum kits. Based in NC for decades, Ludwig still makes all his drums.

LOS ANGELES: A drum kit used in the recording of The Beatles first single “Love Me Do” on their debut album will be up for auction on Thursday in Los Angeles, Nate D. Sanders Auctions said.

Starr wanted the Ludwig drum kit. ... On Sept. 5, 1964, ahead of a Beatles concert in Chicago, Ludwig Drums gave Ringo Starr a gold-plated snare drum as thanks for choosing the brand.

The Ludwig drums and the Beatles logo became the centerpiece of the Beatles stage set from mid 1963 through August of 1966. Amazingly, not much has been written about Ringo’s drums. Ringo didn’t ...

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr on his Ludwig Downbeat drum kit made in Monroe North Carolina near Charlotte. What drums does Ringo Starr play?

In 2008, Astridge made a T-shirt for Starr, with images of all his Beatles drum kits and the words “Old Tools of Mine.” He went to a concert hall in Niagara Falls, Ont., where Starr and his ...

The 312-page volume focuses on the various drum kits the legendary Beatles drummer has played during his long music career, as well as the unique and iconic outfits and other garments he’s worn ...

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr on his Ludwig Downbeat drum kit made in Monroe North Carolina near Charlotte. What drums does Ringo Starr play?

The Beatles are back for a new generation. John Lennon 's son Sean Ono Lennon, Paul McCartney 's son James McCartney, and ...

One drum kit the helped produce a slew of hit songs and records plus international exposure ensured Ringo Starr’s Beatles fame led to a $7 million windfall for Ludwig Drums.

Those drums also meant something to Ludwig, especially after 73 million people tuned in to “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, and saw the Beatles in America with Starr on his Ludwig ...