Grateful Dead might rock for Barack

July 01, 2008 Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's presidential run might pay dividends for Deadheads this year. Hart said he and the other Dead alumni have exchanged "a few friendly e-mails" about doing something more for the campaign, but no firm details have been set. Hart, meanwhile, is in the midst of a busy summer debuting his new Mickey Hart Band, which includes longtime associate Steve Kimock on guitar, former Meters bassist George Porter, Jr., drummer Walfredo Reyes, Jr., talking drum virtuoso Sikiru, singer Jen Durkin and String Cheese Incident keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth.

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