Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart
Hart at the White House in December 2024
Background information
Born
Michael Steven Hartman

(1943-09-11) September 11, 1943
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsDrums, percussion
Years active1960s–present
Member ofPlanet Drum
Formerly ofGrateful Dead
Websitemickeyhart.net
Signature

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".