William F. Ludwig, Senior, born 1879 in Germany, emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of eight. William F. Ludwig (1879 – 1973) was an American percussionist, drum-maker, and founder of Ludwig Drums. He helped to create the National Association of Rudimental Drummers and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.
William F. Ludwig Sr. was a drummer who began his professional career in 1894 drumming at Electric Park in Chicago. William F. Ludwig, noted percussion manufacturer, percussionist, and inventor of the balanced-action timpani, began playing drums when his family moved to Chicago in 1887. His career led him to play concerts, operas, dances, shows, and circuses, most notably with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Arthur Pryor’s Band, Chicago Grand Opera and Chicago.
My Life at the Drums: William F. Ludwig, 80 Years a Drummer
William F. Ludwig ( – ) was an American percussionist, drum-maker, and founder of Ludwig Drums. He helped to create the National Association of Rudimental Drummers and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. Our Story - WFLIII Drums
William F. Ludwig, noted percussion manufacturer, percussionist, and inventor of the balanced-action timpani, began playing drums when his family moved to Chicago in His career led him to play concerts, operas, dances, shows, and circuses, most notably with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Arthur Pryor’s Band, Chicago Grand Opera and Chicago. Drummerszone - Bill Ludwig III
Biography. William F. Ludwig, Senior, born in Germany, emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of eight. Jobs in Chicago for his father, a professional valve trombone player, were scarce. William Frederick Ludwig (1879 - 1973) - WikiTree
In the 8 years preceding his death, William F. Ludwig Sr. twice recorded a narrative of his percussion career. A first-person account was first published in as a booklet titled 75 Years A Drummer My Life At The Drums.
William Ludwig Obituary (1932 - 2025) - Lancaster, NY ...
Published in (53 years ago!!) one year before he died at 93, the autobiographical text tells of his early interest in the drums after seeing a parade, his three year struggle with his parents to upgrade from a pad to a drum, multiple touring gigs that ended in disaster, the beginnings of his equipment innovations, economic struggles that le. Search William Ludwig Sr. Obituaries and Funeral Services
William F Ludwig Sr. founded Ludwig & Ludwig™ in with his brother Theobald. The company’s first major product was the bass drum pedal, invented by the brothers, drummers themselves, to meet the increasing needs of drummers worldwide.
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Ludwig, the legendary name in percussion music, has a story dating back to the birth of William Frederick Ludwig Sr. on July 15, , in Nenderoth, Germany. When he was 6 years old, he. Family legacy of building quality percussion instruments ...
William F. Ludwig IIWilliam F. Ludwig II was born on September 13, in Chicago, Illinois, to William Ludwig, Sr. and Elsa Maria Gunkler. William Jr. had one sister, Bettie Ludwig, born 4 years later in As one might expect, coming from a family of drummers, William Jr. quickly took a liking to the drums.