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Books by or about Mickey Hart

This page lists books by Mickey Hart, books with a contribution by Mickey Hart, and books that are about, or partly about Mickey Hart.

Note that books about the Grateful Dead are listed on the Grateful Dead books page.

Additions and corrections are welcome



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Mickey Hart: books

Off The Record: An Oral History of Popular Music, Joe Smith, 1988

This collection of 'oral contributions' from over 200 people in rock includes sections taken from interviews with Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart.

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Drumming At The Edge Of Magic: A Journey Into The Spirit Of Percussion, Mickey Hart & Jay Stevens, 1990

An autobiographical account of Hart's involvement with percussion and playing music.

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Planet Drum: A Celebration Of Percussion And Rhythm, Mickey Hart, Fredric Lieberman, D. A. Sonneborn, 1991

A history of percussion around the world. Includes a wealth of drawings and photographs.

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The Way Ahead: A Visionary Perspective for the New Millennium, Eddie Shapiro, Debbie Shapiro (Eds), 1992

Includes a chapter by Mickey Hart taken from his book Drumming At The Edge Of Magic.

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Freehand : The Art of Stanley Mouse, 1993

Includes a foreword by Mickey Hart.

A major retrospective of the work of Stanley Mouse with 125 full color plates.

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Music Grooves: Essays and Dialogues, Charles Keil, Steven Feld, 1994

A collection of essays about music participation and music meditation. One essay From Schizophonia to Schismogenesis: On The Discourses and Commodification Practices of 'World Music' and 'World Beat' includes discussion of Feld meeting Mickey Hart and making the Voices Of The Rainforest album.

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Open Ears: Creative Adventures in Music and Sound, Sara DeBeer (Editor), 1995

A children's activity book in which well known musicians contribute suggestions for helping children explore the world of sound. Includes a section by Mickey Hart called Coming Full Circle.

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Star Sets: Drum Kits of the Great Drummers, Jon Cohan, 1995

This book includes a section about the equipment used by Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart with the Grateful Dead.

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Live at the Fillmore East : A Photographic Memoir, 1997

Includes a foreword by Mickey Hart.

Photographic recollections of the Fillmore East. Includes photos of the Grateful Dead.

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Interviews With Icons, 1999

An examination of the sixties based on 28 interviews with 60s 'icons'. Includes an interview with Mickey Hart.

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Spirit Into Sound: The Magic Of Music, Mickey Hart, Fredric Lieberman, 1999

In this unique celebration of the power of sound, former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart shares thirty years of collected quotes and wisdom he has compiled about music's power to transform.

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Songcatchers, Mickey Hart, 2003

Songcatchers documents both Mickey Hart's early musical influences and his personal quest to record and release traditional music from around the globe.

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Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004, 2004

Mickey Hart was the 'guest editor' of this collection of wide ranging music related essay. This is the fifth in the annual series.

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The Beat of My Drum: An Autobiography, Babatunde Olatunji, 2005

This book includes discussion of the collaboration between Babatunde Olatunji and Mickey Hart.

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The Dawn of Indian Music in the West, Peter Lavezzoli, 2006

This work includes excerpts from interviews with Mickey Hart.

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On The Beaten Path: The Drummers Guide To Musical Styles & The Legends Who Defined Them, Rich Lackowski, 2007

This book/CD package includes a section about Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart.

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Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork: Collector's Edition

Editor: April Higashi

2007

Insight Editions

Includes a foreword by Mickey Hart.

This special edition of the book is enclosed in a clamshell box. It is a 200 page hardcover book with 8 six-page gatefolds and 3 facsimile reproductions of early Garcia sketchbooks.

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Sausage Factory: The College Crier's Infamous Interviews of the Freaks and the Famous, Parker/Hopsicker/Yager, 2009

This book includes interviews with Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bob Weir.

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Last updated February 2020