Over a year in the making, the dvd is a fitting tribute to a century of the Ludwig Drum Company. It is also fitting that it is being released at the Chicago Drum Show. Ludwig was founded and operated in Chicago. Rob Cook, producer of the Chicago Drum Show, has been closely associated with Ludwig for over 30 years. He wrote \'The Ludwig Book\' and edited & published Wm. F. Ludwig II’s autobiography \'The Making Of A Drum Company\'. Cook’s first vintage drum project under the Rebeats banner was the video \'An Introduction To Vintage Drums\' in 1991. For that project, Wm. F. Ludwig II opened his home to Cook’s camera crew. Footage from that visit is included in the dvd.

Many of the drum personalities who appear in the dvd to share their memories and insights of the Ludwig company are Chicago Drum Show fixtures; Todd Trent, Bun E Carlos, Mike Curotto, Wm. F. Ludwig III, Dick Schory, Ronn Dunnett and Bermuda Schwartz are included. No Ludwig story would be complete without Ringo- the former Beatle appears to explain how he came to buy his first Ludwig kit.
Rob Cook:

\"I couldn’t be happier with the way this dvd turned out. It is basically a video version of The Ludwig Book except for the dating guide. It’s a complete history of the company with lots of endorser clips. It’s edited in a very hip and fast-paced style. My hat is off to Kevin Packard, the guy at today’s Ludwig who headed up this project.\"

Ludwig 100th Anniversary dvd
Trailer to the dvd chronicle \"Ludwig Drum Co.: a century of the most famous name on drums\", coming Spring/Summer 2009

Amongst many others, artists featured on the dvd are:
Carmine Appice, Jason Bonham, John Bonham, Bun E. Carlos, Steve Gorman, Patrick Keeler, Bill Ludwig III, William F. “II” Ludwig, Jr, Jason McGerr, Corey Mille, Joe Morello, Carl Palmer, Buddy Rich, Jim Riley, Ed Shaughnessy, Richard “Ringo Starr” Starkey, Alex Van Halen and John Fred Young.

There will be a special screening Friday night, May 15th, at 8:00 P.M. for show exhibitors and VIP visitors. A continuous looped screening will run Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. near the main entrance.

Complete, up-to-the-minute listings of exhibitors, sponsors and clinicians plus show-related news can be accessed at the show website, chicagodrumshow.com.