Mike Hart

Michael William "Mike" Hart (3 December 1943 – 22 June 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and poet. In 1962 he founded the band The Roadrunners, before leaving in 1965 to join The Liverpool Scene, a poetry and music collective, with Adrian Henri, Andy Roberts, and Mike Evans. After recording one album with them he had a solo album, Mike Hart Bleeds, produced by John Peel, on Peel's Dandelion Records label. He recorded a second solo album with Dandelion; Basher, Chalky, Pongo and Me. In 1980 he began work on a third solo project. Five tracks were recorded, but none were released. They have been rediscovered, remastered, and put online. He died on 22 June 2016 at the age of 72. (read more at Wikipedia)

Links to Peel

Of all the members of the Liverpool Scene, it was Mike Hart who seemed to retain Peel's admiration, with the DJ continuing to play tracks from the singer's albums, even if they were among the more obscure releases on the Dandelion label and Mike Hart himself had left the music scene.

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External Links

• Guardian obituary
• Wikipedia
• 45cat biography