Editing Mickey Hart (section)

==Career==
Hart joined the Grateful Dead in September 1967. His interests in polyrhythmic rudiments and exotic percussion were integral to the band's arrangements in the period that archivist [[Dick Latvala]] would subsequently characterize as the "primal Dead era" of 1968–1969. However, he left by mutual agreement in February 1971, extricating himself after his father (who briefly managed the group) embezzled $70,000 from the band.<ref>{{cite web |last=Planer |first=Lindsay |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rolling-thunder-r102792/review |title=''Rolling Thunder:'' Review |work=AllMusic |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> In his 2015 memoir, Kreutzmann divulged that Hart's use of [[heroin]] and other "dark drugs" had accelerated in the wake of the embezzlement and impacted his contributions to the group, also contributing to his departure: "Mickey wasn't able to play at the level he was capable of and it was beginning to affect our performances. He was getting really spacey and just getting so far out there that he wasn't able to deliver the music. It became impossible for me to play with him. It wasn't out of anger or meanness, but we had to address it and deal with it. So our brother Mickey left the band and retreated to his ranch in [[Novato]] and it really strained our relationship for a while, sad to say."<ref>{{cite book |first1=Bill |last1=Kreutzmann |first2=Benjy |last2=Eisen |date=2015 |title=Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead |publisher=S. Martin's Press |location=New York |page=152 |isbn=978-1-250-03379-6 |author-link=Bill Kreutzmann}}</ref>

During his sabbatical, he released the album ''[[Rolling Thunder (album)|Rolling Thunder]]'' in 1972. Two additional solo albums (including an [[ambient music]] project that was envisaged as the soundtrack for ''The Silent Flute'', a screenplay co-written by [[Bruce Lee]], [[James Coburn]] and [[Stirling Silliphant]] that was ultimately filmed in 1978 as the [[David Carradine]] vehicle ''[[Circle of Iron]]'') were completed but rejected by Warner Brothers due to the label's increasingly strained relationship with the Grateful Dead.<ref name=Album-Projects>{{cite web |date=August 24, 2012 |url=http://hooterollin.blogspot.com/2012/08/album-projects-recorded-at-mickey-harts.html |title=Album Projects Recorded at Mickey Hart's Barn, Novato, CA 1971–76 |website=Hooterollin' Around |access-date=September 23, 2017}}</ref> Hart's home recording studio proved to be a haven for the more idiosyncratic endeavors pursued by various band members, and he continued to collaborate with his former bandmates on various projects, most notably [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]]'s ''Tales of the Great Rum Runners'' (1974) and [[Ned Lagin]]'s ''[[Seastones]]'' (1975).<ref name=Album-Projects/>

He returned to the Dead for their final pre-hiatus concert in October 1974 and was formally reinstated by the beginning of the group's 1976 tour. He remained with the group until their official dissolution in 1995. Hart's collaboration with the remaining members of the Grateful Dead has continued with [[The Other Ones]], [[The Dead (band)|The Dead]] and [[Dead & Company]].

Alongside his work with the Grateful Dead, Hart has performed as a solo artist, percussionist, and the author of several books. In these endeavors he has pursued a lifelong interest in [[ethnomusicology]] and [[world music]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r102797/review |title=''Planet Drum:'' Review |first=Rick |last=Anderson |work=AllMusic |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

Hart was influential in recording global musical traditions on the verge of possible extinction, working with archivists and ethnomusicologists at both the [[American Folklife Center]] at the [[Library of Congress]] and the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. He is on the Board of Trustees of the [[American Folklife Center]] and has been a spokesperson for the "Save Our Sounds" audio preservation initiative. He also serves on the Library of Congress National Recorded Sound Preservation Board and is known for reissues and other recordings with historical and cultural value.

In 1991, Hart produced the album ''[[Planet Drum (album)|Planet Drum]]'', which remained at #1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' World Music chart for 26 weeks,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3709 |last=Smith |first=E. "Doc" |title=Planet Drum Comes to the Masonic |work=BeyondChron |date=September 22, 2006 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> and received the first ever [[Grammy Award]] for Best World Music Album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE3D91438F934A15751C0A964958260 |title=The Grammy Winners |work=The New York Times |date=February 27, 1992 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

Hart has written books on the history and traditions of drumming throughout history. His solo recordings (featuring a variety of guest musicians) are percussive but verge on [[New-age music|New Age]].

In 1994, Hart was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of the Grateful Dead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/the-grateful-dead/bio/ |title=The Grateful Dead Biography |work=RockHall.com |publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101170517/http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-grateful-dead/bio/ |archive-date=November 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2000, Hart became a member of the board of directors of the [[Institute for Music and Neurologic Function]], a nonprofit organization that studies the healing power of music<ref>{{cite web |first=Ray |last=Bowden |url=http://www.jambands.com/reviews/shows/2013/03/07/mickey-hart-band-with-african-showboyz-oriental-theatre-denver-co-3-1 |title=Mickey Hart Band with African Showboyz, Oriental Theatre, Denver, CO – 3/1 |work=Jambands.com |date=March 7, 2013 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> – continuing his investigation into the connection between healing and rhythm, and the neural basis of rhythm. In 2003, he was honored with the organization's Music Has Power Award, recognizing his advocacy and continuous commitment to raising public awareness of the positive effect of music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musichaspower.org/view_about.php?journal_id=580 |title=About the Music Has Power Awards |work=MusicHasPower.org |publisher=Institute for Music and Neurologic Function |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, Obama Inaugural.jpg|thumb|right|Mickey Hart (in background, playing drums) and [[Bob Weir]] (playing guitar) performing at the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball during the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|presidential inauguration of Barack Obama]], January 20, 2009]]
[[File:Tipper Gore and Mickey Hart.jpg|thumb|[[Tipper Gore]] and Mickey Hart playing drums together during a [[The Dead (band)|The Dead]] concert in April 2009]]

Hart was also a judge for the 3rd annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |title=Past Judges For The Independent Music Awards |work=Independent Music Awards |access-date=April 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024722/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref>

After the death of [[Jerry Garcia]] and the consequent dissolution of the Grateful Dead in 1995, Hart continued to play music with various groups including members of the Grateful Dead. In the 1996 [[Furthur Festival]], Mickey Hart's Mystery Box played, as did [[Bob Weir]]'s band, [[Ratdog]].

In 2005, Hart and the members of the band [[Particle (band)|Particle]] joined to create the Hydra Project.

During 2006, Hart teamed up with fellow Grateful Dead bandmate Bill Kreutzmann, [[Phish]] bassist [[Mike Gordon]] and former [[The Other Ones|Other Ones]] lead guitarist [[Steve Kimock]], to form the [[Rhythm Devils]], a nickname that refers to Hart and Kreutzmann's drum duets and improvisation. The band features songs from their respective repertoires as well as new songs written by Jerry Garcia's songwriting companion [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]]. The Rhythm Devils announced their first tour in 2006, which ended at the popular [[Vegoose]] festival in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] over the [[Halloween]] weekend.

In June and July 2008, Hart led the Mickey Hart Band on a US concert tour. The band consists of Hart, [[Steve Kimock]] on guitar and [[pedal steel guitar]], [[George Porter Jr.]] on bass, [[Kyle Hollingsworth]] on keyboards, [[Sikiru Adepoju]] on [[talking drum]], [[Walfredo Reyes, Jr.]] on drums, and Jen Durkin on vocals.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044927/hart-the-dead-happy-to-rock-again-for-obama |title=Hart: The Dead Happy To Rock Again For Obama |author=Graff, Gary |magazine=Billboard |date=July 1, 2008 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=213093 |last=Pizek |first=Jeff |title=Mickey Hart: Unity, Healing through the Beat |work=Daily Herald |date=July 4, 2008 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

In 2010 Hart debuted "Rhythms of the Universe," a composition based on a variety of astrophysical data. The composition represents a collaboration between scientist and artist, using their own sophisticated tools. [[Nobel Laureate]] in physics [[George Smoot]] from the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Keith Jackson, a computer scientist and musician also from LBNL, are providing some of the data for the project. The final result will be a "musical history of the universe", from the Big Bang onwards through galaxy and star formation, up until modern times, including images from the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] and rhythms derived from the [[cosmic microwave background radiation]], [[supernova]]e, [[quasar]]s, and many other astrophysical phenomena. The work premiered at the conference "Cosmology on the Beach" in [[Playa del Carmen]] in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/41727/3 |title=Faces and Places (page 3) |work=CERN Courier |date=February 24, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

In April 2010, it was announced that [[Rhythm Devils]] will tour in the summer of 2010 with a new line-up including Hart and [[Bill Kreutzmann]] (assorted percussion), [[Keller Williams]] (guitar, vocals), [[Sikiru Adepoju]] (talking drum), [[Davy Knowles]] (guitar, vocals), and [[Andy Hess]] (bass).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jambands.com/news/2010/04/12/the-rhythm-devils-adds-july-dates/ |title=The Rhythm Devils Adds July Dates |work=Jambands.com |date=April 12, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

The Rhythm Devils did only one show in 2011, at the [[Gathering of the Vibes]] Music Festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This version of the band was Hart, Kreutzmann, Keller Williams, Sikiru, Steve Kimock and [[Reed Mathis]] of [[Tea Leaf Green]] on bass.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadheadland.com/2011/07/the-rhythm-devils-setlist-gathering-of-the-vibes-bridgeport-ct-july-24-2011/ |title=The Rhythm Devils—setlist—Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT, July 24 2011 |work=Deadheadland.com |date=July 25, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

In 2011 Hart debuted a new version of the Mickey Hart Band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadheadland.com/2011/08/mickey-hart-band-debut-performancefriday-august-5-2011-napa-valley-opera-house/ |title=Mickey Hart band Debut Performance—August 5, 2011 Napa Valley Opera House |work=Deadheadland.com |date=August 6, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> This lineup included Tim Hockenberry (vocals, keyboards, trombone, saxophone, other instruments), Crystal Monee Hall (vocals, guitar, hand percussion), Ben Yonas (keyboards), Gawain Mathews (guitar), [[Sikiru Adepoju]] ([[talking drum]], [[djembe]], [[Shaker (musical instrument)|shakers]]), Ian "Inkx" Herman (drums), [[Greg Ellis (musician)|Greg Ellis]] (percussion), Vir McCoy (bass). The band played a few shows in August 2011 on the east and west coasts of the United States. In November and December 2011, the Mickey Hart Band did a 17-date tour with a slightly modified lineup. McCoy and Ellis were not in this lineup, and [[Widespread Panic]] band member [[Dave Schools]] joined the band as their bass player for the tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/19099/dave-schools-joins-mickey-hart-band-for-fall-tour/ |title=Dave Schools Joins Mickey Hart Band For Fall Tour |work=Glide Magazine |date=October 4, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mickeyhart.net/mickey-hart-band/ |title=Biography |work=MickeyHart.net |access-date=April 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128230655/http://mickeyhart.net/mickey-hart-band/ |archive-date=November 28, 2011 }}</ref>

On October 11, 2011, [[Smithsonian Folkways]] released ''The Mickey Hart Collection''. Comprising 25 albums, the series includes music from regions that span the globe, including the [[Sudan]], [[Nigeria]], [[Tibet]], [[Indonesia]], [[Latvia]], and [[Brazil]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Campagna |url=http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2011/10/the-mickey-hart-collection-in-rhythm-with-the-world/ |title=The Mickey Hart Collection in Rhythm with the World |work=SmithsonianMag.com |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Mickey Hart.jpg|thumb|Mickey Hart in 2013]]
In August 2013, the Mickey Hart Band embarked upon a tour with the Tea Leaf Trio, which includes three members of the band [[Tea Leaf Green]], in support of the band's album ''[[Superorganism (Mickey Hart Band album)|Superorganism]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=11658 |title=Mickey Hart's 'Superorganism' Comes to the Fillmore |work=BeyondChron |date=September 6, 2013 |access-date=April 6, 2014 |author=Smith, E. "Doc"}}</ref>

On September 29, 2013, the completed version of his and [[George Smoot]]'s film ''Rhythms of the Universe'' premiered at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/39395730 |title=Rhythms of the Universe: An Evening with Mickey Hart and George Smoot |work=Ustream.tv |publisher=Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum |date=September 29, 2013 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

In the summer of 2015, the surviving members of the [[Grateful Dead]] ([[Bob Weir]], [[Phil Lesh]], [[Bill Kreutzmann]] and Mickey Hart), joined by [[Trey Anastasio]], [[Bruce Hornsby]] and [[Jeff Chimenti]], performed a series of concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. The performances took place at Santa Clara's Levi Stadium on June 27 and 28, 2015 and Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3, 4 and 5, 2015. These performances marked the first time Weir, Lesh, Kreutzmann and Hart performed together since the Dead's 2009 tour and was publicized as the final time the musicians will all perform together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dead50.net/|title=Dead 50|website=Dead50.net|access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref>

Also in 2015, Hart began touring with [[Dead & Company]], a band consisting of former [[Grateful Dead]] members Weir, Hart and Kreutzmann, along with [[John Mayer]] (guitar), [[Oteil Burbridge]] (bass), and [[Jeff Chimenti]] (keyboards). The band began touring in late 2015 and have conducted multiple tours since then. In 2017, he released ''RAMU'', which featured contributions from both his long-time collaborators Steve Kimock and Sikiru Adepoju as well as Avey Tare and Tank Ball, among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/mickey_hart_on_garcia_hunter_and_ramu/|title=The Core: Mickey Hart on Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter and the New RAMU|date=October 31, 2017|website=Relix.com|access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref>