Ringo Starr may not be on the list of best drummers for some people, but Phil Collins begs to differPhil is a drummer ...

When the Beatles made their historic appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, some 73 million people saw Starr wailing away on his Ludwig Downbeat oyster black pearl drum kit.

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 the show, and Beatlemania was born. ZUMA/MCT ...

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 the show, and Beatlemania was ...

Eight days a week 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 ...

Previous sales include another of Lennon's acoustic guitars, which sold for $2.4m (£1.9m) and Ringo Starr’s Ludwig drum kit, which sold for $2.2m (£1.7m).

I think he has a 1940 Ludwig drum set in his home studio (in LA). He wanted one from the same year of his birth. How many of his drum kits from The Beatles era still survive?

Ringo Starr’s 1965 Ludwig Super Classic drum kit with oyster black pearl finish. He used this kit in The Beatles’ first Shea Stadium concert on Aug. 15, 1965.