I encourage everyone to attend the 2022 show, exhibit at the show, spread the word! Having to go through 2020 with no Chicago Drum Show was a drag, wasn’t it? We did not realize how much we appreciated it until it was taken away from us by the pandemic. We were going through withdrawals! Support all the drum shows in the nation and other parts of the world. It’s a good thing.
Read moreHistory of the Chicago Drum Show
In 1991, Jack Hutchinson of Jack’s Drum Hutch organized a Drummer’s Swap Meet which was held in a lower level conference room of a Holiday Inn in Loves Park, Illinois. Participants included Rebeats, Randy Rainwater and Bun E Carlos, Chuck Scalia, Joe Luoma, Blair Holben, Jack Brand’s Percussion Express, Skins N Tins, and a couple of others.
Read moreDrum History Podcast - Episode 6 - The History of Leedy Drums with Rob Cook
Rob Cook, founder of the Chicago Drum Show and Author of "The Complete History of Leedy Drums" and "The Leedy Way", gives us the complete history of the Leedy Drum Company. The amazing story begins with U.G. Leedy producing snare stands in his apartment in Indianapolis and evolves into becoming the largest manufacturer of drums in the world. Rob also teaches us about George Ways involvement in the rise and fall of Leedy.
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