“Your war drum ain't / louder than this breath.”
Suheir Hammad (1973) American poet, author, performer, and political activist
Source: Zaatardiva
"Jazz Fantasia" (1920)
“Your war drum ain't / louder than this breath.”
Suheir Hammad (1973) American poet, author, performer, and political activist
Source: Zaatardiva
Tom Springfield (1934) English musician, songwriter and record producer
Song The Carnival Is Over.
“Put away your muskets, lay aside the drum,
Hang it by the wooden sword we made for little Peterkin!”
Alfred Noyes (1880–1958) English poet
Prelude
The Flower of Old Japan and Other Poems (1907), Forest of Wild Thyme
Context: They wouldn't mourn for Peterkin, merry little Peterkin.
Put away your muskets, lay aside the drum,
Hang it by the wooden sword we made for little Peterkin!
Harry Dean Stanton (1926–2017) American actor, musician, and singer
Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91", by Patrick Mcdonald, HollywoodChicago.com (16 September 2017) https://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/27911/film-news-character-actor-harry-dean-stanton-dies-at-91"Character
Ringo Starr (1940) British musician, former member of the Beatles
"Drumming Is My Madness," from Stop And Smell The Roses (1981)
“It's fun hitting on the drums and singing songs.”
Rachel Trachtenburg (1993) American musician
Rachel on performing.
Off & On Broadway documentary (2006)
“A serjeant is a soldier with a halbert, and a drummer is a soldier with a drum.”
Thomas Denison (1699–1765) British judge (1699–1765)
Lloyd v. Wooddall (1748), 1 Black. 30.