Memphis Drum Shop's Big 20th Anniversary Bash

Sitting, (l. to r.): Jim Haler, Yamaha Drums Product Manager; Tommy Aldridge, Yamaha Drum Artist; Jim Pettit, owner, Memphis Drum Shop. Standing, (l. to r.): Michael Lamb, Yamaha District Manager; Nancy Pettit, Memphis Drum Shop; Joe Testa, Yamaha Drums Artist Relations Manager; David Jewell, Yamaha Drums Marketing Manager.

(l. to r.): Michael Lamb, David Jewell, Tommy Aldridge and Joe Testa stand before one of many Yamaha kits on sale.

Tommy Aldridge sits in with the house band at the event

(l. to r.): Jim Pettit, Joe Testa, Tommy Aldridge, Jim Haler, Yamaha Drum Artist Anton Fig, David Jewell, Michael Lamb and Yamaha Eastern Regional Sales Director Reed Larrimore.

To mark the milestone, Yamaha created a custom 14" X 7" seven-ply Bird's Eye Maple snare drum, made in Japan for the Memphis Drum Shop.