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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Graham Larkbey

Letter: Mike Hart obituary

Cover art for the Mike Hart Bleeds album. Mike Hart is second from left
Cover art for the Mike Hart Bleeds album. Mike Hart is second from left

The Roadrunners, the Liverpool band with whom Mike Hart sang, have two tracks, You Can Make It If You Try and Mary Ann, on a live album recorded at a rhythm and blues festival at Birmingham Town Hall on 28 February 1964 and released on the BYG record label. Both showcase Hart’s gutsy vocals well.

The story goes that George Harrison bumped into Hart after the Beatles had become world-famous and asked him how the band was going. Hart replied: “Not bad – how about yours?”

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