The White Marine Pearl is the stripy, oyster-like finish of the Ludwig kit that Buddy played when he endorsed Ludwig. It's the same material DW uses and, although historically at odds with the ...

To that end Ludwig brought down the original late-1960s shell moulds from Chicago - the same ones used to make those landmark drums played by everyone from John Bonham to Buddy Rich. While Ludwig has ...

and he would do innovative things on the drums both in the studio and during live performances. Was Buddy Rich too harsh on rock drumming? Rich famously called rock drumming "a bunch of noise" and ...

Now a greying 49, Buddy Rich is still the Drum Wonder, still hanging on by the seat of his pants. Only this time around he may have a real grip on something. When he an nounced six months ago that ...

Buddy Rich was also a singer--and at at least one point in his career, he thought about abandoning drums to pursue singing fulltime. But Rich found that audiences wanted to hear him play the drums ...

Rich moved from end to end of his drum set in a flash and captured a piece of each item crisply in between. The camera catches it all, and gives us a marvelous performance. Personnel: Buddy Rich: ...

In addition, in 2014, Lightyear/Lobitos released The Solos, which was comprised purely of Buddy Rich drum solos, and culled from his performances in 1976 and 1977, at the peak of his power and ...

Step inside and you’ll find the one place in the world that makes drums for Ringo Starr. Welcome to the home of Ludwig. The century-old company has made Ringo’s drums since the dawn of ...

Musically, as he seemed to be in life, Buddy Rich was practically bulletproof. For that reason, Lightyear's recent release of this 1978 performance is really beyond criticism, and for Rich fans, a ...

Drummer Larry Ochiltree will be performing this weekend at the Paw Paw Wine and Harvest Festival on a special set of drums. It's a kit once owned by jazz drummer and band leader Buddy Rich ...

In addition, in 2014, Lightyear/Lobitos released The Solos, which was comprised purely of Buddy Rich drum solos, and culled from his performances in 1976 and 1977, at the peak of his power and ...