There was Ringo Starr, wailing away on his Ludwig Downbeat oyster black pearl drum kit. “It changed me,” Astridge recalled. “He was my guy. That moment in time made me a Beatles fan and I ...

The Ludwig drum kit used by The Beatles to record the band’s first single, “Love Me Do,” is up for auction at Nate D. Auctions until Thursday. The opening bid starts at $75,000.

It was just the kit for me.” 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 ...

By heading to Charlotte, that means the tour also will bring the Beatles drummer ... thought of his Ludwig drums this way: “Mainly, my heart swells when I look at my (drum) kit, you know ...

This is the actual Zildjian Ride Cymbal used on Pete Best’s first drum kit with the Beatles. It was used on stage and for many recording sessions by both Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

“It’s American, you know. It was just the kit for me.” The Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964. Demand for Ludwig drums exploded after 73 million people in the U.S. watched ...