Mickey Hart and Planet Drum

Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. He and fellow Dead drummer Bill Kre

Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. He and fellow Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann earned the nickname the Rhythm Devils. He joined the Dead in September 1967 before leaving the band in February 1971. He returned to the Dead in 1975 and remained with the group until their official split some twenty years later in 1995.

Hart is also a percussionist, a solo artist, and the author of several books. His travels and his interest in all things percussion related led him to collect percussion instruments, and to collaborate with percussion masters the world over.