Lesser-quality electric drums had been around since the 1970s, but the most famous and best quality electric drum set is arguably the Roland TD-10 released in 1997.
The classic Surfaris song, an instrumental with a memorable drum solo, spent four months on the Billboard charts.
The Ludwig Drum Company introduced the first drum pedal.
Though earlier drumsticks may have existed, the first recorded ones go back to 1300 and were made of wood.
Drums have been round since humans learned to keep rhythm, and drums dating back to ancient China prove it.