Portrait of Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart

Musicians · musicologist · percussionist

🇺🇸 United States

American percussionist

About Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 1971, and again from October 1974 until their final show in July 1995. He and fellow Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann earned the nickname "the rhythm devils".

Quick facts

Known for
Planet Drum: In the Groove, RAMU, Global Drum Project
Born
1943-09-11
Artist type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Brooklyn
Associated area
United States
Active period
1943-09-11
MusicBrainz description
drummer for The Grateful Dead
Genres
new age, rock, worldbeat
Music tags
new age, rock, worldbeat
ISNI
0000000120261222

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