Ludwig Elias "Lud" Gluskin (December 16, 1898 – October 13, 1989) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. == Biography == Ludwig Elias Gluskin was born in Manhattan as the first child of Elias Gluskin (31), a New York dentist, and his wife Rosa Epstein (21). Both parents were born in Russia. From 1911–1916, he attended public grade schools and DeWitt Clinton High School, where Gluskin met Jimmy Durante, with whom he formed a piano-drum combination for engagements at school... [more on Wikipedia]