Sharing the anchor spot with Bill Kreutzmann will undoubtedly by his most notable achievement, but it's far from Mickey Hart's only contribution to music, history and even science.
Last fall a group of musicians came together for a benefit for the Rex Foundation. The black tie event held at the concert hall for the New York Society for Ethical Culture featured an artist collective comprised of Grateful Dead members and mercenaries, but was primarily based around the foundation of the Zen Tricksters.
Photos by Buddy Fulginiti of the Benefit for Sen. Patrick Leahy, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Washington D.C. May 23, 2006. Artists included Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart, New Riders of the Purple Sage with David Nelson and Buddy Cage, the Flying Other Brothers featuring Pete Sears and Barry Sless, and the Senator from Vermont on backup vocals.
If you liked the official Live From the Keystone albums, do yourself a favor and pick this one up.
The Rex Foundation lost steam following Jerry Garcia
These days it can be easy to forget why someone would want to be a Deadhead. Nobody really wants to formally acknowledge it, but the band that currently tours as