Came here for the kit... Was blown away at the great musicianship on the drums! Way to make that snare sing the way it should. GREAT drumming!

I have played a vintage Rogers set for about 20 years. My dad meet Louie back in the 60's and he hooked him up with a blue onyx kit that he still has to this day. He said Louie told him that they were tanks of a kit and my dad said it survived being dropped out of helicopter onto aircraft carrier and it still looks and sounds fantastic. I sent this to my dad thanks for sharing the story.

Louie Bellson, awesome drummer. I liked how he played double bass!

its slightly emotional watching this clip. This kit is historic. "is it for sale?" the words you must hear every day... louie was a genius. The story behind this drum set is magical.!

what a beautiful set and great story!

Jeez that kit sounds so huge. Reat showing. Thanks

One of my favorite episodes. My day is COMPLETE.

wow what a story and a streak of good luck

I was looking up Roger Wonson, and this came up. Bellson was awesome. I even met him in Boston.

You sir, are on of the people who initially sparked my interest in vintage kits! thank you so much for that!

What a great story! That snare not only is golden but sounds golden as well!

Wow. Great story, gorgeous kit, fantastic playing. Steve, thank you for another awesome video.

Congrats on your find Steve. You sure make them sound every bit as good as Louie Bellson did. He would be proud to see that !!!

It came together like it was meant to be.

Hey Steve, Great to see the set back together!! So glad we found the missing pieces and thanks to the power of the internet we found your set. Still makes me smile to think about the whole thing!!

So awesome! I love the history info of these great drummers and drum kits! Thank you!

That is sooooo cool ! Louie and Sammy were Great Drummers... That drum kit is definitely a treasure....thanks for sharing !

I like the way you play my man. Musical touch.

I really like Steve Maxwell. Yes, of course he's a businessman, but he presents his stuff in such a nice and honest way. Also, he can really play. He's excellent, and you know that he truly loves the drums; it's not just all about the money. I did a drum clinic with Louie in 1976. I was turning 23 years old. I am not sure if Louie was playing Slingerland or Remo at that time. It was definitely after his Rogers period. Anyway, Steve did a superb job here.

@brianchisnell1548

3 жыл бұрын

Probably Pearl drums. The first time I ever saw Louie, was at Disneyland playing Pearl. Summer of '74. His wife, Pearl, was in the audience. I thought that was cool.

THAT GREAT ROGERS SOUND!

Wow. Love the kit and love the playing.

What a great story!! Awesome kit!!

Great! thank you very much for posting it! One of my favorite drummers. I met him once in Chicago at a Drum store called Drums LTD. He was giving a clinic. Really cool guy. God Bless him, rest in peace. Playing with the Angels now!!!! Louis Bellson forever!

Wonderful sounding kit. It helps that Steve is a great player.

One of the most spectacular looking kits..

LOVE IT when things work out !!!! 💖💖💖 Planets & Ducks!!!!🌎🌎🌎🦆🦆🦆 Louie Bellson !!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Always enjoy drum lore with a kick and snare and hi- hat trick!

Those bass drums sound amazing

I love a kit that sounds so good with just overhead mics. Great playing and great kit.

literally the most beautiful drum set i've ever seen

Wow! What a story! Awesome!

A miracle....meant to be.....reunited and it feel's so good !!

What a NICE kit!!!!

OMG! This kit! Just... speechless...

That is a miracle. Awesome news Steve!

Steve Maxwell, Women want to be with him and men want to be him!!!! Great story, fabulous drums and wonderful playing. Steve, living the life! You are the man! Mike Johnson

Amazing! what a great set.

Beautiful set! I'm a big Belson fan! By the way, you're a fantastic drummer! Thank you for the awesome demo!

Wow that sounds fantastic!

Looks and sounds very amazing.

Amazing!

Very beautiful kit...Wish nowadays golden hardware was easy to find

This Rogers kit was my favourite.

Amazing the items that would've went to the dump is now saved.

amazing footage. thanx...

beautiful set

Sir Steve good morning!!! Awesome drumming, have a good day.

Wow! Just beautiful 🤓🥁👍🏼

THANK YOU STEVE.

Awesome story.

Amazing, and Sweet!

jesus they sound good, perfect tone and wide open. it doesn't hurt that Steve Maxwell is an excellent, excellent drummer --great hi-hat work, brother

Amazing kit and player! :)

Rogers Drums Classic 60s. Very Good

Love that snapping cracking snare

Fantastic! Nice old school big band chops too!

@stevemaxwelldrums

4 жыл бұрын

MultiSkyman1 Thanks!

it sounds terrific,,,

Story almost to good to be true! Really nice kit and a great old school solo.

We show people this video almost daily!

My first and last kit was Red ripple back in '71; 5 pc. Saw Louie at Philly's Robin Hood Dell (East) who was absolutely thrilling. Buddy got sick and didn't show.

Dear Sir. You must have thought all your christmases had come at the same time on the final parts of this kit coming into your possession,WOW. The sound of the kit is Louie,and what a sound from the snare drum which I will get one day for myself. I saw a drum clinic in London by Louie,and the concert with our great Kenny Claire,Buddy and Louie hence the Conversations LP. Buddy walked on stage and as he passed Louies kit took two of his cymbals on their stands and added them to his kit.Louie came on walked across and retrieved his cymbals but took Buddies bag full of sticks back to his kit.The stage had been set,same it wasn't videoed. Another time I saw Louie was with the Daley /Wilson Big band.I was in Sydney as a side drummer in the Royal Marines Band onboard the Her Majesty's Royal Yacht Britannia. We were given an invite to the Musicians Union Club,only to find out that Louie was going to be playing with this world class big band.Louie and Warren Daley (co leader and drummer) were AWSOME,talk about iron sharpening iron,WOW

i could watch steve for hours...

Cool set.

THE KIND OF DOUBLE BASS. Louie is my idol

Very cool!

Steve, nice job playing the kit and what a great story that could have been a catastrophe.

What a great story! Steve, you must have passed out when you saw the pictures. I know you will do the right thing and keep the set together.

😲 speechless. Great playin too. Wow!

@stevemaxwelldrums

4 жыл бұрын

Aaron Fowler Thanks Aaron!

How freakin lucky is that?!?! So Happy for you!

Very nice! Close your eyes and just the sound of the bass drums alone says it was a Bellson kit. (Very much like his recording with Ellington of "Skin Deep".) I play a '66 Rogers Holiday kit, and back in the 80's in a Toronto music store there was a Rogers kit in full Louis Bellson style for all of $800. Should have bought it...

thats amazing!

Incredible story, incredible kit and incredible playing! Did I leave anything out?

Great story Mr. Maxwell

@stevemaxwelldrums

4 жыл бұрын

wayne seay Thanks Wayne!

Wonderfull piece of History. Thanks for preserving it. It's always good to see an instrument that old get played. Sure there may be some material views on the drumset cuz it was really belson's but if its playable I'd rather see it go to someone who's going to play it then end up in a showroom or museum where it can't be played often.

Awesome kit! I’d love to see a gold rimmed BR kit!

Great anecdote! Thanks for sharing that :)

@stevemaxwelldrums

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Damn that is gorgeous! Louie was great! I wouldn't even have the balls to play that kit - I'd just stare at it all day!

Louis Bellson, the first double bass drummer. I love those longboard swiv-0-matic bass pedals.

Best sounding drums everrrrrrrrrrr

Amazing!!

@stevemaxwelldrums

4 жыл бұрын

DrummerScandinavia Thanks!

You got that dirty Buddy Rich look on your face down really good!

Absolute Gold !!! Visually,literally and historically

Good Lord !...Bee-a-uuuuutiful kit..

wow, just wow

Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this. I wonder how MF felt when he learned that the additional gold hardware was found and the entire set fully restored? BTW... Louie was aware that Altovise (or the IRS) was auctioning off the set and chose not to pursue any effort to claim ownership. He always insisted that Sammy had "borrowed" this set. He felt that trying to regain custody of them would not have been the classy thing to do. Louie was an uncommon musician and person.

Great playing Steve. I think Cathy Rich should give you a shot at playing with Buddys band

So sad that Rogers are now just history. Sound great and record great. The ball and socket tom holders would not always stay in place but that's the only negative . I can't see the point of having two 16 inch floor toms because a well tuned 18 inch is a thing of beauty. Thanks Steve.

Would have loved to heard those cymbals more Unreal

Awesome man never sell that kit could never put a price tag on something so sweet!!!!

That kit looks like it came from Heaven. Woah. The bass drum is what floored me. Dang.

That's in interesting story. Glad it all worked out in the end. I hope you got a good deal on that trap case and it's contents! Did you leave the kit how Loui tuned it or did you tune it to your preference or change heads, etc...? I have an old set of Rogers with large sizes like that and the script logo and they sound similar to this kit I would say. The difference being it is just a single 14 x 24 inch bass drum and 16 and 18 floor toms and two rack toms, 13 and 14. When I bought them they did not come with a snare so I purchased a chrome over brass Rogers snare (5 1/2 x 14 Power Tone).

wow!

Best Rogers advertisement I have seen. Brilliant sound. What’s the Rogers snare.

wow...speechless

WOW🔥🔥

Awesom!!!!

Fabulous sound...how do the new Rogers sound in comparison ?

Excellent beautiful sublime inmortal.

You have very good hands

Surreal...