Mickey Hart is the Grateful Dead's pioneering percussionist, whose rhythmic explorations and drum-driven sound experiments helped define the band's improvisational identity across five decades. As one half of the Rhythm Devils alongside Bill Kreutzmann, Hart pushed the Dead's live shows into uncharted percussive territory with the legendary "Drums/Space" segment, while also building a parallel career as an ethnomusicologist, Grammy-winning world music producer, and advocate for rhythm's role in human health and consciousness.
This collection gathers Relix magazine back issues featuring Mickey Hart cover stories and interviews, documenting his work with the Grateful Dead, Dead & Company, Planet Drum, and his decades-long exploration of global percussion traditions. Shop vintage Relix coverage of one of rock's most innovative and studied drummers.
Hart's most frequent Dead-family stage partner in this collection's photography is Bob Weir — see the Bob Weir collection, or browse the full Grateful Dead catalog.