A Different Drummer or Different Drummer may refer to: A Different Drummer (album), a 1971 album by Buddy Rich A Different Drummer (novel), a 1962 novel by William Melvin Kelley Different Drummer (album), a 1987 album by Isley-Jasper-Isley Different Drummer (ballet), a 1984 ballet created by Kenneth MacMillan Different Drummers, a 2013 American film